Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population and bivariate analysis of patients who received ERCP versus those who did not
| Total population (n = 132) | Any ERCP (n = 59) | No ERCP (n = 73) | P for any ERCP versus no ERCP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipient characteristics | ||||
| Mean age at transplant (years) | 52.8 ± 8.9 | 53.3 ± 8.6 | 52.4 ± 9.2 | 0.54 |
| Male, n (%) | 91 (69) | 42 (71) | 49 (67) | 0.62 |
| Caucasian, n (%) | 96 (73) | 40 (78) | 56 (76) | 0.25 |
| Indication for transplant, n (%) | ||||
| AHF | 3 (2) | 2 (3) | 1 (1) | |
| Viral | 51 (39) | 22 (37) | 29 (40) | 0.50 |
| ETOH | 15 (11) | 9 (15) | 6 (8) | |
| Other | 63 (48) | 26 (44) | 37 (51) | |
| MELD score | 24.8 ± 7.1 | 25.7 ± 7.3 | 24.0 ± 7.0 | 0.16 |
| Donor characteristics | ||||
| Male donor, n (%) | 74 (60) | 36 (64) | 38 (57) | 0.39 |
| Donor age (years) | 35.7 ± 15.0 | 35.1 ± 14.8 | 36.1 ± 15.3 | 0.72 |
| Donor type | ||||
| Cadaveric | 108 (82) | 61 (83) | 47 (80) | 0.50 |
| DCD | 23 (17) | 11 (15) | 12 (20) | |
| Unknown | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | |
| Donor cause of death, n (%) | ||||
| Anoxia | 9 (7) | 5 (9) | 4 (6) | |
| Cerebral vascular accident (CVA) | 48 (39) | 22 (39) | 26 (38) | 0.91 |
| Trauma | 62 (50) | 27 (48) | 35 (51) | |
| Unknown | 5 (4) | 2 (4) | 3 (4) | |
| Operative characteristics | ||||
| Warm ischemia time, min | 40.5 ± 10.8 | 40.5 ± 12.9 | 40.5 ± 8.8 | 0.99 |
| Cold ischemia time, min | 419.3 ± 121.3 | 430 ± 122 | 411 ± 121 | 0.38 |
| Required retransplant, n (%) | 12 (9) | 0 (0) | 12 (16) | 0.001 |
| Survival | ||||
| Graft survival, % | ||||
| 1 year | 81 | 92.8 | 69.3 | <0.0001 |
| 3 years | 74 | 90.4 | 60.8 | |
| Patient survival, % | ||||
| 1 year | 85 | 92.8 | 77.5 | 0.01 |
| 3 years | 81 | 90.4 | 74.7 | |
| Patient cause of death, n (%) | ||||
| Graft failure/1* liver disease | 2 | 1 (20) | 1 (6) | |
| Infection/sepsis | 2 | 0 (0) | 2 (11) | |
| Cardiac | 4 | 0 (0) | 4 (22) | 0.34 |
| Biliary complication | 4 | 2 (40) | 2 (11) | |
| Other | 11 | 2 (40) | 9 (50) |