AFP and neoplasm: Then, the multivariate logistic analysis demonstrated that five factors were independent predictors of major morbidity including AFP level (OR = 0.48, 95% CI: 0.23–0.93, P = 0.037), Child‒Pugh grade (OR = 2.33, 95% CI: 1.38–5.89, P = 0.044), intraoperative blood transfusion (OR = 0.37, 95% CI: 0.16–0.79, P = 0.013), extended hemihepatectomy (OR = 7.46, 95% CI: 4.03–14.07, P = 0.022) and tumour diameter (OR = 1.49, 95% CI: 1.08–2.82, P = 0.022) (Table 3).