Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Transplant. Sep 18, 2024; 14(3): 93561
Published online Sep 18, 2024. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v14.i3.93561
Table 7 Post transplant survival probabilities of intestinal transplant recipients by changes in Karnofsky Performance Status after transplant, 95%CI
Time since transplant
Changes in KPS6 months1 year2 years3 years5 years
Low KPS at transplant
Improvement by ≥ 50% (%)100 (100-100)97 (92-100)60 (46-79)51 (37-71)31 (19-51)
Improvement by 10%–40% (%)98 (96-100)80 (71-90)57 (46-70)38 (28-52)17 (9.9-29)
No improvement (%)39 (26-60)21 (11-41)12 (4.8-30)12 (4.8-30)6.1 (1.6-23)
Intermediate KPS at transplant
Improvement by ≥ 30% (%)98 (95-100)95 (89-100)75 (64-87)61 (49-75)48 (37-63)
Improvement by 10%–20% (%)98 (95-100)87 (80-94)71 (63-81)60 (51-70)46 (37-57)
No improvement (%)81 (74-89)62 (53-72)36 (28-47)31 (24-42)21 (14-30)
High KPS at transplant
Decrease by at least 10% (%)81 (68-96)48 (34-70)26 (14-47)16 (7.2-36)13 (5.2-32)
Improvement by ≥ 0% (%)100 (100-100)96 (92-100)76 (66-88)65 (54-79)47 (36-62)