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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Liver Transpl. 2017 Jun;23(6):769–780. doi: 10.1002/lt.24703

TABLE 5.

Risk Factors for GF and Mortality After Re-LT in Patients With PSC

GF
Mortality
Univariate HR
(95% CI)
Multivariate HR
(95% CI)
Univariate HR
(95% CI)
Multivariate HR
(95% CI)
At 30 days
  Re-LT for REC 0.47 (0.25–0.87) 0.36 (0.17–0.77)
  Re-LT for PNF 2.19 (1.36–3.52) 2.28 (1.35–3.83)
  Contemporary era* 0.59 (0.37–0.93) 0.54 (0.32–0.89)
  Time to re-LT
    0–7 days Reference Reference
    8–30 days 0.45 (0.20–0.98) 0.41 (0.18–0.95)
    >30 days 0.40 (0.21–0.73) 0.35 (0.18–0.66)
  In ICU 2.36 (1.50–3.71) 2.72 (1.65–4.48)
  Mechanical ventilation 3.39 (2.12–5.41) 2.97 (1.85–4.78) 4.07 (2.46–6.74) 3.97 (2.36–6.67)
  Total bilirubin 1.02 (1.00–1.03) 1.02 (1.00–1.04)
  Creatinine 1.36 (1.20–1.54) 1.30 (1.14–1.48) 1.37 (1.19–1.57) 1.34 (1.15–1.56)
  Albumin 0.68 (0.48–0.98) 0.60 (0.42–0.87)
  Donor age ≥ 60 years 2.01 (1.09–3.73) 2.28 (1.19–4.38)
At 5 years
  Re-LT for REC 0.56 (0.40–0.80) 0.62 (0.43–0.90) 0.47 (0.32–0.70) 0.54 (0.36–0.82)
  Re-LT for PNF 1.58 (1.16–2.15) 1.49 (1.06–2.10)
  Contemporary era* 0.60 (0.46–0.80) 0.68 (0.51–0.91) 0.58 (0.43–0.79) 0.69 (0.50–0.95)
  Time to re-LT
    0–7 days Reference Reference
    8–30 days 0.53 (0.32–0.89) 0.54 (0.31–0.92)
    >30 days 0.51 (0.34–0.77) 0.48 (0.31–0.76)
  In ICU 1.71 (1.29–2.26) 1.83 (1.36–2.48)
  Mechanical ventilation 2.07 (1.51–2.84) 1.64 (1.18–2.28) 2.12 (1.51–2.99) 1.60 (1.12–2.28)
  Total bilirubin 1.02 (1.01–1.03) 1.02 (1.01–1.02) 1.02 (1.01–1.03) 1.02 (1.01–1.03)
  Creatinine 1.22 (1.12–1.33) 1.18 (1.08–1.30) 1.21 (1.10–1.33) 1.15 (1.04–1.28)
  Living donor 3.03 (1.34–6.82) 5.74 (2.49–13.22)
  Donor age ≥ 60 years 2.00 (1.36–2.94) 1.94 (1.31–2.87) 2.12 (1.41–3.20) 2.01 (1.33–3.04)

NOTE: Only covariates significant (P < 0.05) in univariate analyses and included in multivariate models are shown. Nonsignificant covariates included the following: age, sex, race/ethnicity, IBD diagnosis, UNOS region, primary liver malignancy, DCD donor, split graft, other indications for re-LT, and number of causes of GF.

*

Transplants performed from 2005 to 2015 versus 1987 to 2004.

Nonsignificant in univariate analysis of 30-day GF.

Nonsignificant in univariate analysis of 5-year mortality.