Table 2.
Patients’ perioperative details
| RL-LDLT (n = 199) | LL-LDLT (n = 19) | P value | |
| Waiting time (d) | 11 (1-1354) | 16 (1-381) | 0.190 |
| Preoperative MELD score | 20 (6-50) | 14 (6-40) | 0.184 |
| GW (g) | 530 (320-715) | 410 (310-585) | 0.000 |
| GW/RSLV (%) | 42.8 (28.4-46.998) | 36.3 (27.3-46.96) | 0.000 |
| GW/RBW (%) | 0.77 (0.46-1.03) | 0.72 (0.49-1.04) | 0.236 |
| Graft cold ischemic time (min) | 105 (53-243) | 85 (69-134) | 0.007 |
| Recipient warm ischemic time (min) | 51 (25-89) | 45 (27-63) | 0.088 |
| Splenic artery ligation | 0 | 0 | - |
| Portosystemic shunt | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ligation of shunt | 2 (1.0%) | 0 | 1.000 |
| Blood transfusion (units) | 4 (0-39) | 2 (0-14) | 0.099 |
| Fresh frozen plasma transfusion (units) | 9 (0-38) | 6 (0-23) | 0.145 |
| Platelet transfusion (units) | 6 (0-32) | 3 (0-22) | 0.341 |
| Operation time (min) | 685 (400-1203) | 670 (485-1273) | 0.738 |
| Intensive care unit stay (d) | 4 (1-124) | 6 (2-16) | 0.055 |
| Hospital stay (d) | 17 (2-128) | 23 (10-68) | 0.072 |
| Follow-up period (d) | 86.9 (0.07-162.9) | 133.7 (0.53-159.2) | 0.054 |
Data are presented as median (range). MELD: Model for End-stage Liver Disease; GW: Graft weight; RSLV: Recipient standard liver volume; RBW: Recipient body weight; LDLT: Living-donor liver transplantation; LL: Left-lobe; RL: Right-lobe.