Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea after living donor liver transplantation

Table 5 Association between postoperative CDAD and surgical and postoperative variables

Variables	CDAD (-)(n = 231)	CDAD (+)(n = 11)	P
Surgical variables
Operation time (h)	15.3 (10.7-40.1)1	14.9 (12.5-19.8)1
< 16	143	8	0.54
≥ 16	88	3
Blood loss (mL)	5150 (830-55 165)1	5155 (1555-17 475)1
< 10 000	191	9	1
≥ 10 000	40	2
Blood transfusion (mL)	7000 (900-46 120)1	8640 (2860-14 800)1
< 10 000	169	8	1
≥ 10 000	62	3
GV/SLV ratio (%)	46 (25-88)1	46 (36-67)1	0.75
< 50	152	8
≥ 50	79	3
Duct to duct biliary reconstruction	160	9	0.51
Postoperative variables
Postoperative ICU stay (d)	5 (3-242)1	6 (3-22)1
< 10	205	10	1
≥ 10	26	1
Postoperative apheresis	28	3	0.15
Reoperation after LDLT	86	2	0.37
Acute rejection	66	2	0.73
Cytomegalovirus infection	105	3	0.35
Variation number of antibiotics administered after LDLT	5 (3-9)1	5 (3-8)1	1
< 6	159	72
≥ 6	72	3

¹Median and range. GV: graft volume; SLV: standard liver volume; ICU: intensive care unit; LDLT: living donor liver transplantation.