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World J Hepatol. Jan 27, 2013; 5(1): 26-32
Published online Jan 27, 2013. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i1.26
Published online Jan 27, 2013. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i1.26
Table 1 Patient, operative and donor characteristics in intensive care unit and non-intensive care unit patients
Variable | ICU patients(n = 39) | Non-ICU patients(n = 927) | P value |
Patient characteristics | |||
Age at transplant | 57 (33-74) | 57 (16-77) | 0.91 |
Gender (male) | 21 (54%) | 653 (70%) | 0.033 |
BMI | 25.7 (18.0-38.0) | 28.4 (16.4-61.1) | 0.091 |
Diagnosis | |||
Hepatitis C | 18 (46%) | 364 (41%) | 0.41 |
ETOH | 10 (26%) | 138 (15%) | 0.11 |
Cryptogenic cirrhosis | 8 (21%) | 147 (16%) | 0.5 |
NASH | 0 (0%) | 76 (8%) | 0.066 |
PSC | 0 (0%) | 61 (7%) | 0.17 |
Other | 3 (8%) | 141 (15%) | 0.25 |
MELD at transplant | 37 (24-50) | 20 (6-45) | < 0.001 |
Previous operation | 13 (34%) | 402 (47%) | 0.13 |
Operative characteristics | |||
Operative time (min) | 230 (129-596) | 231 (100-745) | 0.69 |
Blood transfusion (mL) | 3850 (1400-15 400) | 2800 (0-44 100) | 0.002 |
Cold ischemia time (h) | 6.3 (3.4-10.4) | 6.3 (2.0-14.0) | 0.71 |
Warm ischemia time (min) | 30 (18-84) | 31 (10-141) | 0.59 |
Donor characteristics | |||
Age | 42 (8-78) | 48 (7-88) | 0.016 |
Gender (male) | 17 (46%) | 551 (59%) | 0.12 |
Recipient-donor gender incompatibility | 15 (41%) | 348 (38%) | 0.73 |
Donation after cardiac death | 6 (16%) | 146 (16%) | 1.00 |
Donor risk index | 1.53 (0.88-2.60) | 1.66 (0.85-4.30) | 0.085 |
- Citation: Sibulesky L, Heckman MG, Taner CB, Canabal JM, Diehl NN, Perry DK, Willingham DL, Pungpapong S, Rosser BG, Kramer DJ, Nguyen JH. Outcomes following liver transplantation in intensive care unit patients. World J Hepatol 2013; 5(1): 26-32
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v5/i1/26.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v5.i1.26