Comprehensive risk assessment for early neurologic complications after liver transplantation

Table 4 Multiple logistic regression model for neurologic complications

	OR	95%CI	P value
Recipient variables
Preoperative
Age < 29 or ≥ 60 yr	2.071	1.024-4.272	0.045
BMI < 21.6 or > 27.6 kg/m2	1.877	1.007-3.552	0.049
Child-Pugh score > 9 (Class C)	1.509	1.288-1.790	< 0.001
Hepatic encephalopathy	2.432	1.232-4.860	0.011
Variceal bleeding	0.431	0.221-0.821	0.012
Mental disorder	2.517	1.279-5.064	0.008
Postoperative
Day 7 tacrolimus level > 8.9 ng/mL	1.131	1.068-1.205	< 0.001
Intra-abdominal infection	5.193	2.114-13.67	< 0.001
Donor variable
Donor age < 22 or ≥ 40 yr	2.245	1.207-4.271	0.012
Donor-recipient matching
Male to male gender match	2.36	1.266-4.506	0.008
0.9% < GRWR < 1.9%	1.95	1.069-3.624	0.032
Surgeon variable
31 ≤ Sequence of transplantation < 174	2.773	1.479-5.363	0.002

NCs: Neurologic complications; BMI: Body mass index; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; GRWR: Graft-recipient weight ratio.