Table 6. Graded complications by transplant type and case number*.
| Complications | Clavien grade 1 | Clavien grade 2 | Clavien grade 3 | Clavien grade 4 | Any Clavien grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any complication | (A) LDLT ≤ 201 | 8 (5%) | 82 (49%) | 9 (5%) | 37 (22%) | 136 (81%) |
| (B) LDLT > 201 | 14 (6%) | 81 (37%) | 24 (11%) | 24 (11%) | 143 (66%) | |
| (C) DDLT1 | 19 (9%) | 79 (37%) | 19 (9%) | 20 (9%) | 137 (63%) | |
| p-value A vs. B | 0.4874 | 0.0207 | 0.0494 | 0.0032 | 0.0007 | |
| p-value B vs. C | 0.3579 | 0.871 | 0.431 | 0.5352 | 0.5904 | |
| Any biliary complication | (A) LDLT ≤ 20 | 5 (3%) | 64 (38%) | 7 (4%) | 8 (5%) | 84 (50%) |
| (B) LDLT > 20 | 9 (4%) | 49 (23%) | 12 (6%) | 7 (3%) | 77 (35%) | |
| (C) DDLT | 2 (1%) | 38 (18%) | 7 (3%) | 6 (3%) | 53 (25%) | |
| p-value A vs. B | 0.5499 | 0.0008 | 0.5488 | 0.4327 | 0.0035 | |
| p-value B vs. C | 0.0332 | 0.1953 | 0.2449 | 0.7847 | 0.013 | |
| Biliary leak or biloma | (A) LDLT ≤ 20 | 6 (4%) | 46 (28%) | 3 (2%) | 8 (5%) | 63 (38%) |
| (B) LDLT > 20 | 8 (4%) | 37 (17%) | 9 (4%) | 5 (2%) | 59 (27%) | |
| (C) DDLT | 2 (1%) | 15 (7%) | 2 (1%) | 3 (1%) | 22 (10%) | |
| p-value A vs. B | 0.9612 | 0.0133 | 0.1893 | 0.1817 | 0.0279 | |
| p-value B vs. C | 0.1053 | 0.0012 | 0.0332 | 0.724 | <0.0001 | |
| Infection | (A) LDLT ≤ 20 | 6 (4%) | 52 (31%) | 7 (4%) | 15 (9%) | 80 (48%) |
| (B) LDLT > 20 | 11 (5%) | 48 (22%) | 3 (1%) | 10 (5%) | 72 (33%) | |
| (C) DDLT | 4 (2%) | 58 (27%) | 3 (1%) | 8 (4%) | 73 (34%) | |
| p-value A vs. B | 0.4857 | 0.0459 | 0.11 | 0.085 | 0.0034 | |
| p-value B vs. C | 0.0672 | 0.2522 | 1.000 | 0.6373 | 0.8919 | |
| Unplanned reexploration | (A) LDLT ≤ 20 | 5 (3%) | 38 (23%) | 5 (3%) | 8 (5%) | 56 (34%) |
| (B) LDLT > 20 | 2 (1%) | 29 (13%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (4%) | 39 (18%) | |
| (C) DDLT | 2 (1%) | 27 (13%) | 1 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 32 (15%) | |
| p-value A vs. B | 0.2472 | 0.0162 | 0.015 | 0.5915 | 0.0005 | |
| p-value B vs. C | 1.000 | 0.7888 | 0.4988 | 0.1053 | 0.3749 | |
| Vascular complications | (A) LDLT ≤ 20 | 0 (0%) | 9 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (6%) | 19 (11%) |
| (B) LDLT > 20 | 0 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 14 (6%) | 16 (7%) | |
| (C) DDLT | 0 (0%) | 6 (3%) | 1 (0%) | 2 (1%) | 9 (4%) | |
| p-value A vs. B | - | 0.0121 | - | 0.8524 | 0.1766 | |
| p-value B vs. C | - | 0.1751 | 0.4988 | 0.0023 | 0.1526 |
*
p-values from the chi-square test or Fisher's exact test (when any cell had an expected count less than 5).
1
LDLT case number ≤ 20 (n = 167), LDLT case number > 20 (n = 217) and DDLT (n = 216).