ObjectiveTo investigate status of readiness for hospital discharge of patients with liver cancer after radical surgery and to explore its influencing factors.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted, a total of 200 patients with liver cancer after the radical resection who were planned to discharge within 1 to 2 days in this hospital from January to April 2019 were selected as the study subjects. The general informations and informations relevant readiness for hospital discharge of patients were investigated and analyzed by the questionnaire.ResultsIn this study, 200 questionnaires were distributed, of which 195 were recovered, and 184 were valid, the final effective recovery rate was 92% (184/200). The scores of 4 dimensions of readiness for hospital discharge in 184 patients: The own status was 42.55±12.36, disease knowledge was 51.68±17.58, and response ability was 21.05±6.86, social support available was 31.85±7.56, and the total score of readiness for hospital discharge was 147.07±36.25. One hundred and eighty-four (80.4%) of 184 patients were prepared to discharge. The univariate analysis results showed that the readiness for hospital discharge score was related to the gender, monthly income per household, preoperative comorbidities, and time with tube after the operation (P<0.05); Further the multiple regression analysis showed that the monthly income per household and preoperative comorbidities were the important influencing factors for it (P<0.05).ConclusionsAccording to results of this study on readiness for hospital discharge of patients with liver cancer after operation in this hospital, readiness for hospital discharge is better, and gender, monthly income per household, preoperative comorbidities, and time with tube after operation are influence factors for it, of which monthly income per household and preoperative comorbidities are important influencing factors.