Table 3.

Perioperative outcomes in case-matched liver transplant patients aged 18–69 years (n = 312) and ≥70 years (n = 312)

	Recipients aged 18–69 years		Recipients aged ≥70 years		P-value
Hospital LoS, days, median (IQR)	10	(7–15)	10	(7–16)	0.97
ICU LoS, days, median (IQR)	3	(1–5)	3	(2–6)	0.70
Mortality, n (%)	12	4%	10	3%	0.67
Routine discharge home, n (%)	264	85%	239	77%	0.01
Direct cost, US$, median (IQR)	111 000	(87 000–145 000)	108 000	(80 000–155 000)	0.90
30-day readmission, n (%)	108	35%	102	33%	0.59
1-year graft failure, n (%)	35	11%	23	7%	0.10

ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; LoS, length of stay.