Multivariate regression analysis on early mortality after orthotopic liver transplantion

Table 1 Risk factors relating to early mortality after liver transplantation

Risk factors	Survival group (n = 27)	Death group (n = 10)	P value
Age(yrs)	38.3 ± 2.5	47.8 ± 2.2	0.0000
Previous abdominal surgery	11% (3/27)	30% (3/10)	0.3130
APACHE III (score)	40.5 ± 6.7	63.4 ± 12.9	0.0000
Hepatoencephalopathy	15% (4/27)	40% (4/10)	0.1712
Serum creatinine level (μmol·L-1)	82.2 ± 10.8	132.8 ± 33.2	0.0000
AST (nkat·L-1)	97.9 ± 18.6	125.8 ± 80.5	0.0951
Albumin (g·L-1)	36.9 ± 1.7	32.7 ± 2.9	0.0000
TB (ìmol·L-1)	298.3 ± 67.9	314.9 ± 87.1	0.5447
PT /s	22.5 ± 3.2	25.5 ± 3.7	0.0175
WBC/ ( × 109·L-1)	7.3 ± 1.2	6.8 ± 1.1	0.2351
PLC /( × 109·L-1)	129.5 ± 17.5	53.4 ± 12.3	0.0000
Dismatich ABO group	7.3% (2/27)	30% (3/10)	0.1102
Heat ischemic time /min	3.8 ± 0.1	3.9 ± 0.3	0.1478
Cold ischemic time /s	464.9 ± 26.9	471.2 ± 46.3	0.6104
Anhepatic time/s	87.5 ± 4.9	90.3 ± 10.5	0.2704
Interoperative bleeding quantity /mL	5615.1 ± 1003.7	12263.6 ± 3606.1	0.0000
Rate of acute rejection	18% (5/27)	20% (2/10)	1.0000
Rate of postoperative complications	59% (16/27)	70% (7/10)	0.709

Table 2 Stepwise logistic regression analysis

Variable	B	SE	Wald	df	Sig	R
APACHE III	0.340	0.0141	5.8481	1	0.0156	0.1841
Serum creatinine level (Cr)	3.6542	1.4013	6.8002	1	0.0091	0.2056
Interoperative bleeding quantity	2.0194	0.7516	7.2182	1	0.0020	0.3738