Bioelectrical impedance analysis for predicting postoperative complications and survival after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma

  • Lee G
  • Cho H
  • Lee G
  • et al.
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Abstract

Background Bioelectrical impedance analysis provides information on body composition and nutritional status. However, it’s unclear whether the preoperative edema index or phase angle predicts postoperative complication or mortality in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Thus, we investigated whether preoperative bioelectrical impedance analysis could predict postoperative complications and survival in patients with HCC. Methods Seventy-nine patients who underwent hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma were prospectively enrolled and bioelectrical impedance analysis was performed before surgery. Postoperative ascites or acute kidney injury and patients’ survival were monitored after surgery. Results Among 79 patients, 35 (44.3%) developed ascites or acute kidney injury after hepatectomy. In multivariate analysis, a high preoperative edema index (extracellular water/total body water) (>0.384) (odds ratio 3.96; 95% confidence interval: 1.03–15.17; P=0.045) and higher fluid infusion during surgery (odds ratio 1.36; 95% confidence interval: 1.04–1.79; P=0.026) were identified as significant risk factors for ascites or acute kidney injury after hepatectomy. Subgroup analyses showed that the edema index was a significant predictor of ascites or acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis. Tumor size was the only significant predictive factor for short-term survival after hepatectomy. Conclusions The preoperative edema index using bioelectrical impedance analysis can be used as a predictor of post-hepatectomy complication, especially in patients with liver cirrhosis.

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Lee, G. H., Cho, H. J., Lee, G., Kim, H. G., Wang, H. J., Kim, B.-W., … Kim, S. S. (2021). Bioelectrical impedance analysis for predicting postoperative complications and survival after liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma. Annals of Translational Medicine, 9(3), 190–190. https://doi.org/10.21037/atm-20-5194

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