Retrospective Study
Copyright ©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2014; 20(30): 10545-10552
Published online Aug 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i30.10545
Table 2 Univariate analysis for recipient and donor factors associated with early hepatic artery thrombosis n (%)
VariablePatientsEarly HATP value
Number of LTs74414 (1.9)-
Recipient gender
Male627 (84.3)13 (2.1)
Female117 (15.7)1 (0.9)0.370
Recipient age (yr)
> 6063 (8.5)2 (3.2)
≤ 60681 (91.5)12 (1.8)0.460
Aetiology
Malignancy327 (44)6 (1.8)
Benign417 (56)8 (1.9)0.930
Child-Pugh class
A233 (31.3)3 (1.3)
B291 (39.1)5 (1.7)
C220 (29.6)6 (2.7)0.510
MELD score14 (6-59)12.5 (6-36)0.538
Pre-LT abdominal operation
Yes222 (29.8)2 (0.9)
No522 (70.2)12 (2.3)0.199
TACE history
Yes67 (9.0)2 (3.0)
No677 (91.0)12 (1.2)0.490
Diabetes
Yes40 (5.4)1 (2.5)
No744 (94.6)13 (1.8)0.770
Blood group
Match649 (87.2)12 (1.8)
Compatible89 (12.0)1 (1.1)
Incompatible6 (0.8)1 (16.7)0.025
Recipient/donor wt. ratio
≥ 1.15112 (15.1)6 (5.4)
< 1.15632 (84.9)8 (1.3)0.003
Donor gender
Female113 (15.0)3 (2.7)
Male641 (85.0)11 (1.7)0.495
Donor age (yr)
≥ 604 (0.5)0
< 60750 (99.5)14 (1.9)0.780