Table 1. Demographic data of the study subjects.
| Demographic (n = 147) | Mean± SD (range)/number(%) |
| Gender, Male/Female | 113(76.9)/34(23.1) |
| Age | 50.2±8.7(45) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 22(15.0) |
| Heart disease | 4(2.7) |
| Hypertension | 7(4.8) |
| Renal insufficiency | 26(17.7) |
| Ventilation required pre-transplantation | 15(10.2) |
| Pulmonary function test, restrictive defects | 26(17.7) |
| MARS | 11(7.5) |
| Child-Turcotte-Pugh score | |
| B | 30(20.4) |
| C | 117(79.6) |
| MELD | |
| 10–18 | 52(35.4) |
| 19–24 | 42(28.6) |
| ≧25 | 53(36.1) |
| Donor Group | |
| Living donor liver transplantation | 93(63.3) |
| Deceased donor liver transplantation | 54(36.7) |
Abbreviations: MARS, Molecular adsorbent recycling system; MELD, Model for end-stage liver disease score.