Dai X, Gao B, Zhang XX, Li J, Jiang WT. Value of the controlling nutritional status score and psoas muscle thickness per height in predicting prognosis in liver transplantation. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(35): 10871-10883 [PMID: 35047598 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i35.10871]
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Jiang Li, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Surgeon, Department of Liver Transplant, Tianjin First Central Hospital, No. 24 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin 300110, China. lijiang_009@163.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Table 4 Relationship between psoas muscle thickness/height and general patient clinical data
Group
Low PMTH
High PMTH
P value
Cases
81
173
Age (yr)
50.6 ± 9.8
50.7 ± 8.8
0.765
Sex (M:F)
63:18
127:46
0.455
BMI (kg/m2)
23.0 (20.9-26.0)
24.1 (21.8-26.4)
0.069
MELD score
16 (11-21.5)
14 (10-20)
0.237
Etiology
0.712
HBV (n)
41
99
HCV (n)
2
3
Alcohol (n)
11
14
NASH (n)
5
10
Autoimmune disease (n)
10
18
Cryptogenic (n)
0
3
Other (n)
12
26
Table 5 Relationship between psoas muscle thickness per height and general patient laboratory data
Group
Low PMTH
High PMTH
P value
BUN (mmol/L)
5.98 (4.06-10.22)
4.64 (3.52-6.03)
0.001
HB (g/L)
97.22 ± 21.84
102.77 ± 23.35
0.085
WBC (cells/mm3)
5.14 (3.71-8.26)
4.73 (3.14-6.22)
0.066
PLT (cells/mm3)
120.0 (55.5-171.5)
112.0 (51.0-161.0)
0.505
Album (g/L)
33.6 ± 6.1
37.1 ± 5.6
0.067
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
1050.2 ± 520.4
1010.1 ± 550.9
0.624
Total lymphocytes (cells/mm3)
820 (510-1320)
720 (490-1000)
0.124
Intraoperativedata
Packed red cell transfusion (units)
10.0 (8.0-12.0)
8.0 (6.0-10.0)
0.003
Frozen fresh;plasm transfusion (mL)
2000.0 (1800.0-2350.0)
1800.0 (1400.0-2000.0)
0.001
Blood loss (mL)
2000 (1500-2350.0)
1900.0 (1500.0-2000.0)
0.180
Anhepatic phase (min)
45 (35.5-50)
45.0 (40.0-50.0)
0.932
Operation time (h)
7.75 (7.0-8.6)
7.5 (7.0-8.5)
0.649
Postoperative data
Time of ventilatorextubation (h)
7.0 (4.0-32.5)
6.0 (4.0-12.5)
0.043
ICU stay (d)
4.0 (2.5-4.7)
3.0 (2.0-4.0)
0.113
Hospital stay (d)
29.0 (23.0-31.5)
28.0 (23.0-35.7)
0.968
Day 7 TBil (μmol/L)
41.0 (20.0-63.7)
37.0 (24.3-62.0)
0.774
Day 14 TBil (μmol/L)
29.0 (16.0-43.9)
27.1 (16.9-44.5)
0.998
Day 7 AST (U/L)
18.0 (13.5-32.5)
25.0 (17.1-38.0)
0.005
Day 14 AST(U/L)
24.0 (16.0-27.0)
28.0 (19.0-42.5)
0.008
Day 7 ALT (U/L)
55.0 (32.5-83.5)
74.0 (48.5-102.5)
0.002
Day 14 ALT (U/L)
41.0 (26.0-48.5)
57.0 (34.0-88.6)
0.001
Day 7 INR
1.28 (1.15-1.49)
1.24 (1.13-1.43)
0.291
Day 14 INR
1.29 (1.13-1.29)
1.31 (1.12-1.51)
0.891
Day 7 Cr (μmol/L)
57.0 (50.3-67.8)
60.0 (50.5-73.0)
0.196
Day 14 Cr (μmol/L)
61.0 (48.5-69.0)
60.0 (48.0-75.0)
0.982
Day 7 BUN (mmol/L)
8.47 (5.95-11.4)
7.83 (6.05-10.41)
0.264
Day 14 BUN (mmol/L)
7.2 (4.9-9.0)
6.04 (4.75-8.15)
0.203
Table 6 Relationship between psoas muscle thickness/height and postoperative complications
Group
Low PMTH
High PMTH
P value
Cases
81
173
Grade III complications
25 (30.9)
43 (24.9)
0.313
Grade IV complications
8 (9.9)
12 (6.9)
0.630
Grade V complications
14 (17.3)
5 (2.9)
< 0.001
Total complications
47 (58.0)
60 (34.7)
0.001
Graft loss
2 (2.5)
3 (1.7)
1.000
Infection
36 (44.4)
65 (37.6)
0.297
Citation: Dai X, Gao B, Zhang XX, Li J, Jiang WT. Value of the controlling nutritional status score and psoas muscle thickness per height in predicting prognosis in liver transplantation. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(35): 10871-10883