Table 2.
Intraoperative and postoperative features of the patients submitted to liver transplantation (n = 121)
| Cold ischemia time (min) | 520 ± 170 |
| Duration of surgery (min) | 333 ± 104 |
| Use of blood products | 77 (63%) |
| Number of packed red blood cell units | 1.9 ± 3.1 |
| Use of vasoactive drugs (norepinephrine) | 38 (31%) |
| Peak of arterial lactate in the first 24 h (mmol/L) | 2.3 ± 2.0 |
| APACHE II score 24 h after admission | 15 ± 4 |
| Peak of AST levels (U/L) | 3058 ± 4820 |
| Peak of ALT levels (U/L) | 1357 ± 1542 |
| Postoperative complications | |
| Early allograft dysfunction | 26 (22%) |
| Primary graft non-function | 7 (6%) |
| Biliary strictures and/or leaks | 5 (4%) |
| Arterial thrombosis or stenosis | 5 (4%) |
| Acute rejection | 32 (26%) |
| Sepsis or septic shock | 38 (31%) |
| AKI | 87 (72%) |
| AKI type 1 | 0 |
| AKI type 2 | 44 (36%) |
| AKI type 3 | 43 (36%) |
| RRT | 26 (22%) |
| Fluid balance (mL) | |
| Intraoperative | 3829 ± 1904 |
| Cumulative FB in the first 12 h | 5473 ± 2417 |
| Cumulative FB in the first 4 d | 10956 ± 5117 |
| Length of stay in ICU (d) | 12 ± 11 |
| Length of stay in the hospital (d) | 19 ± 12 |
| Mortality | 11 (9%) |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD. APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Disease Classification System; AKI: Acute kidney injury; RRT: Renal replacement therapy; FB: Fluid balance; ICU: Intensive care unit.