Table 2.

Preoperative variables associated with PA.

	Persistent High Output Ascites		P-Value
	No (n = 76, 72%)	Yes (n = 29, 28%)
Age	54 (43–62)	50 (44–61)	0.649
Sex
Female	42%	24%	0.088
Pre-Operative Serum Labs
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.05 (0.79–1.38)	1.09 (0.91–1.72)	0.277
Albumin (mg/dL)	3.4 (3.0–3.7)	3.5 (3.1–3.8)	0.766
Sodium (mmol/L)	136 (133–138)	135 (133–138)	0.461
MELD-Na	21.53 (17.43–28.94)	24.86 (22.33–30.53)	0.024*
Donor Characteristics
Donor Age	38 (28–47)	36 (26–45)	0.733
Donor BMI	25 (22–29)	25 (22–30)	0.903
DCD Donor	18%	14%	0.574
Peak AST	123 (47–507)	275 (133–1022)	0.027*
INR	1.2 (1.1–1.4)	1.2 (1.1–1.3)	0.043*
Creatinine	0.90 (0.63–1.32)	1.04 (0.89–1.71)	0.044*
Operative Time (min)	497 (417–533)	445 (409–508)	0.113

MELD-Na = sodium model for end-stage liver disease, BMI = body mass index, AST = aspartate aminotransferase, DCD = donation after cardiac death, INR = international normalized ratio, Data are given as % or median and 25th-75th percentile.

^*P-value < 0.05.