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. 2012 Dec 28;18(48):7234–7241. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i48.7234

Table 4.

The characteristics of living donors

Parameters Donors (n = 23)
Preoperative
Age (yr) 37.7 ± 10.2
Gender (male/female) 8/15
BMI (kg/m2) 23.8 ± 3.5
Relationship with recipient (n)
Siblings 12
Daughter 4
Wives 5
Father 1
Uncle 1
Assessment time (d) 2.1 ± 1.3
Intraoperative
Graft steatosis (normal/mild) 18/5
Graft type (right lobe/left lobe) 20/3
RLV/TLV (%) 56.5 ± 12.1
Operation time (h) 6.9 ± 1.4
Blood lost (mL) 665.2 ± 480.9
Postoperative
Hospital stay (d) 13.4 ± 3.5
Peak of TB (μmol/L) 53.4 ± 22.7
Peak of INR 1.71 ± 0.36
Complications (n) 11
GradeI(n = 7)
Pleural effusion (mild) 4
Hepatic function impairment (mild) 2
Hepatic cut-section local fluid collection 1
Grade II (n = 3)
Pleural effusion (moderate) leading to partial compression atelectasis and hepatic function impairment (mild) 1
Pleural effusion (moderate) and pericardial effusion 1
Pulmonary infection undergone antibiotic therapy and hepatic function impairment (moderate) 1
Grade IIIa (n = 1)
Pleural effusion (server) using pleurocentesis 1

Hepatic function impairment: Mild, hyperbilirubinemia (TB being 51-85 μmol/L for more than 3 d or 34-51 μmol/L on POD7) and/or PT prolongation (6-8 s for more than 3 d or 4-6 s on POD7); Moderate, hyperbilirubinemia (TB > 85 μmol/L for more than 3 d or exceeding 51 μmol/L on POD7) and/or PT prolongation (> 8 s for more than 3 d or exceeding 6 s on POD7). BMI: Body mass index; RLV: Remanet live volume; TLV: Total liver volume; TB: Total bilirubin; INR: International normalized ratio; PT: Prothrombin time.