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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Forty-three patients were assigned to the IVC clamping group and 42 to the nonclamping group (IVC clamping group vs. non-clamping) : total blood loss (499 vs. 584 ml ; p = 0. 567), amount of bleeding during hepatectomy (233 vs. 285 ml ; p = 0. 474), amount of bleeding during hepatectomy/area of dissection (4. 9 vs. 6. 6 ml/cm (2) ; p = 0. 63), CVP difference (-3 cmH (2) O vs. -1 cmH (2) O ; p < 0. 01), and diameter of the right hepatic vein (-2. 2 cm vs. 0 ; p < 0. 01).