Table 3.

Cox multivariate analysis of predictors of patients mortality after OLT

Predictor variables	Hazard ratio (95% CI)	P
Recipient variablesa
Age > 50 years	2.031 (0.875–4.174)	0.056
Ascites	1.377 (0.250–2.487)	0.069
Hepatic encephalopathy	2.817 (0.180–3.556)	0.045
Preoperative infection	4.799 (2.341–13.552)	0.018
Creatinine ≥ 1.5 mg/dl	3.980 (1.025–9.294)	0.022
MELD ≥ 33.8	5.600 (3.130–6.017)	0.001
CTP ≥ 12.5	3.110 (1.500–7.023)	0.037
Donor variables
Age > 60 years	2.714 (0.470–7.259)	0.052

^aNone of the recipients required mechanical ventilation within 1 week before OLT

OLT orthotopic liver transplantation, MELD model for end-stage disease, CTP Child-Turcotte-Pugh