Outcomes of right-lobe and left-lobe living-donor liver transplantations using small-for-size grafts

Table 2 Patients’ perioperative details

	RL-LDLT (n = 199)	LL-LDLT (n = 19)	P value
Waiting time (d)	11 (1-1354)	16 (1-381)	0.190
Preoperative MELD score	20 (6-50)	14 (6-40)	0.184
GW (g)	530 (320-715)	410 (310-585)	0.000
GW/RSLV (%)	42.8 (28.4-46.998)	36.3 (27.3-46.96)	0.000
GW/RBW (%)	0.77 (0.46-1.03)	0.72 (0.49-1.04)	0.236
Graft cold ischemic time (min)	105 (53-243)	85 (69-134)	0.007
Recipient warm ischemic time (min)	51 (25-89)	45 (27-63)	0.088
Splenic artery ligation	0	0	-
Portosystemic shunt	0	0	-
Ligation of shunt	2 (1.0%)	0	1.000
Blood transfusion (units)	4 (0-39)	2 (0-14)	0.099
Fresh frozen plasma transfusion (units)	9 (0-38)	6 (0-23)	0.145
Platelet transfusion (units)	6 (0-32)	3 (0-22)	0.341
Operation time (min)	685 (400-1203)	670 (485-1273)	0.738
Intensive care unit stay (d)	4 (1-124)	6 (2-16)	0.055
Hospital stay (d)	17 (2-128)	23 (10-68)	0.072
Follow-up period (d)	86.9 (0.07-162.9)	133.7 (0.53-159.2)	0.054

Data are presented as median (range). MELD: Model for End-stage Liver Disease; GW: Graft weight; RSLV: Recipient standard liver volume; RBW: Recipient body weight; LDLT: Living-donor liver transplantation; LL: Left-lobe; RL: Right-lobe.