| Surgery | TAE | p |
| n = 36 | n = 16 |
|
Heart diseases | 16 (44.4) | 5 (31.3) | |
COPD | 4 (11.1) | 1 (6.3) | 1.00b |
Metabolic disease | 11 (30.6) | 5 (31.3) | |
Uremia | 7 (19.4) | 2 (12.5) | 0.704b |
Malignancy | 2 (6.3) | 4 (23.5) | 0.164b |