Table 3.

Factors Associated with Readmission After Liver Transplantation

Factor	Hazard ratio (95% confidence interval)	P-value
Demographics
Age	1.01 (0.98–1.03)	.685
Male gender	1.25 (0.67–2.35)	.483
Underlying liver disease
Hepatitis C virus infection with or without alcoholic liver disease	1.91 (1.17–3.14)	.010*
Autoimmune liver disease	1.01 (0.46–2.21)	.985
Alcoholic liver disease	1.34 (0.77–2.33)	.307
Patient's location before undergoing liver transplantation
Home	Reference
Hospital ward	0.96 (0.55–1.67)
Intensive care unit (without ventilation)	0.42 (0.13–1.36)
Intensive care unit (with ventilation)	0.36 (0.09–1.50)
Donor/graft factors
Deceased donor (brain death)	Reference
Deceased donor (cardiac death)	1.50 (0.78–2.89)
Live donor	1.51 (0.47–4.86)
Donor age	1.01 (0.99–1.02)	.267
Cold ischemia time	1.00 (0.99–1.00)	.722
Complications
Malnutrition	0.83 (0.42–1.63)	.586
Diabetes mellitus	1.44 (0.71–2.91)	.317
Debility	0.66 (0.24–1.82)	.424
Infection	0.33 (0.08–1.33)	.118
Surgical complications	0.99 (0.58–1.72)	.981
Length of stay
Total hospitalization post–liver transplantation	0.99 (0.97–1.00)	.064
Stay in intensive care post–liver transplantation	0.92 (0.85–0.99)	.028*
Other factors
Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score	0.97 (0.95–1.00)	.050
Additional consultative services	0.97 (0.79–1.19)	.771

^*Statistically significant.