Invasive aspergillosis in liver transplant recipients, an infectious complication with low incidence but significant mortality

Table 3 Comparison of factors related to the transplant of the study population

Covariate	Case	Control	P value	OR (95%CI)
Type of anastomosis (duct to duct)	16 (72.7%)	30 (78.9%)	0.53	-
Type of anastomosis (Roux-en-Y)	6 (27.3%)	8 (21.1%)	0.53	-
Cold ischemic time (h)	283.95 (66.58)	300.37 (58.39)	0.32	-
Underlying disease (NASH)	6 (27.3%)	6 (15.8%)	0.74	-
Underlying disease (PSC)	3 (13.6%)	8 (21.1%)	0.74	-
Underlying disease (HBV)	3 (13.6%)	5 (13.2%)	0.74	-
Underlying disease (HCV)	2 (9.1%)	1 (2.6%)	0.74	-
Underlying disease (AIH)	1 (4.5%)	3 (7.9%)	0.74	-
Underlying disease (AIH & HCC)	1 (4.5%)	1 (2.6%)	0.74	-
Underlying disease (HCV & NASH)	1 (4.5%)	-	0.74	-
Underlying disease (PBC)	1 (4.5%)	-	0.74	-
Underlying disease (Others)	4 (18.1%)	5 (13.2%)	0.74	-
Underlying disease (ASH)	-	2 (5.3%)	0.74	-
Underlying disease (HCV & HCC)	-	2 (5.3%)	0.74	-
Underlying disease (NASH & HCC)	-	2 (5.3%)	0.74	-
Underlying disease (NASH & PSC)	-	1 (2.6%)	-	-
Underlying disease (HBV & HCC)	-	1 (2.6%)	-	-
Underlying disease (Wilson)	-	1 (2.6%)	-	-
Intraoperative blood transfusion	3.45 (3.05)	2.5 (2.57)	0.2	-
Induction therapy (ATG)	8 (36.4%)	6 (15.8%)	< 0.001	0.08 (0.02-0.41)
Induction therapy (methyl prednisolon)	14 (63.6%)	32 (84.2%)	< 0.001	0.05 (0.01-0.25)
Biliary leak post-transplant	9 (40.9%)	-	< 0.001	-
Reoperation within 30 d of transplant	12 (54.5%)	5 (13.2%)	< 0.001	7.92 (2.25-27.94)
Hepatic artery thrombosis post-transplant	8 (36.4%)	1 (2.6%)	< 0.001	21.14 (2.42-184.79)

AIH: Autoimmune Hepatitis; ASH: Alcoholic Steatohepatitis; ATG: Antithymocyte Globulin; HBV: Hepatitis B Virus; HCC: Hepatocellular Carcinoma; HCV: Hepatitis C Virus; NASH: Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis; PBC: Primary Biliary Cirrhosis; PSC: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis; CI: Confidence interval; OR: Odds ratio.