Original Article
Copyright ©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Transplant. Jun 24, 2014; 4(2): 122-132
Published online Jun 24, 2014. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v4.i2.122
Table 1 Characteristics of recipients, donors, surgery and post-transplant evolution in 74 patients receiving everolimus n (%)
RecipientMean age (yr)55.5 ± 9 r (25-69)
Patients > 65 yr10 (13.5)
Male/female55 (74.3)/19 (25.7)
Diagnosis
HCC with cirrhosis35 (47.2)
Alcoholic cirrhosis18 (24.3)
HCV cirrhosis16 (21.6)
Cholostatic cirrhosis3 (4.1)
Liver insufficiency2 (2.8)
HCV - HBV40 (54)-3 (4)
ETOH38 (51.4)
HIV4 (5.4)
Child-Pugh A/B/C (%)35-30-35
UNOS (home/Hosp/ICU (%)90.5-6.8-2.7
Pre-LT associated disease
Renal insufficiency11 (14.9)
Diabetes mellitus18 (24.3)
Arterial hypertension14 (18.9)
Cardiopathy3 (4.1%)
Previous surgery15 (20.3)
DonorMean age (yr)48 ± 19 r (14-81)
Patients > 70 yr14 (19)
Male/female (%)49 (66)/25 (34)
Graft steatosis > 20%11 (15)
Death (CET, CVA, Other) (%)43-43-14
SurgeryE-E/E-E + Kehr/C-Y (%)84-8-8
Previous portal thrombosis10 (13.6)
Median RBC units4 (r: 0-40)
Cold ischaemia time (min)378 ± 97
Post-transplant evolutionIschaemia-reperfusion injury14 (19)
(ALT > 1000 IU, Quick < 60%)
Biliary complication7 (9.5)
Postoperative arterial complication2 (2.7)
Median time from event to conversion1 mo (r: 0.1-19)
Median time from LT to conversion6 mo (r: 0.1-192)
Early/late conversion< 1 yr/≥ 1 yr42 (56.8)/32 (43.2)
Mean follow-up post-conversion22 ± 19 mo (r: 0.5-74)
Median follow-up post-conversion17.5 mo