Table 2.
Clinical outcomes after liver transplantations in the pediatric patients with biliary atresia.
| Outcome | N = 145 |
|---|---|
| Patient survival, N (%) | 139 (95.8%) |
| Median patient survival time (years) | 12.33 (8.43–16.48) |
| Expire after LT, N (%) | 6 (4.1%) |
| Post-op. complications | 4/6 (66.7%) |
| Acute rejection | 1/6 (16.7%) |
| Others | 1/6 (16.7%) |
| Median time interval to expire (months) | 2.80 (1.31–10.42) |
| Graft survival, N (%) | 132 (91.0%) |
| Median graft survival times (years) | 12.10 (6.36–16.25) |
| Re-liver transplantation, N (%) | 7 (4.8%) |
| Median time interval to re-LT (months) | 9.23 (5.91–74.5) |
| Cholangitis | 24 (16.6%) |
| With bile duct stricture | 7 (4.8%) |
| Single event | 15/24 (62.5%) |
| Multiple events | 9/24 (37.5%) |
| Rejection | 44 (30.3%) |
| Single event | 31 (70.5%) |
| Multiple events | 13 (29.5%) |
| Other postoperative complications | |
| PTLD | 16 (11.0%) |
| Portal vein stenosis | 22 (15.2%) |
| Bile duct stricture | 9 (6.2%) |
| Hepatic artery stenosis | 4 (2.8%) |
| Thrombosis | 6 (4.1%) |
| – Hepatic artery | 2 |
| – Portal vein | 3 |
| – Hepatic vein | 1 |
| Bleeding | 3 (2.1%) |
| Infection | 14 (9.7%) |
| Bowel perforation, anastomosis leakage | 6 (4.1%) |
Values are expressed as n (percentage) or median (interquartile range).