Table 2.
Basic characteristics of pediatric patients undergoing liver transplantation
| (n = 20) | |
|---|---|
| Pretransplant characteristics | |
| Indication for transplantation | |
| Biliary atresia | 9 (45%) |
| Congenital cholestasis | 6 (30%) |
| Metabolic | 4 (20%) |
| Hepatoblastoma | 1 (5%) |
| PELD score | 28 (28‐30) |
| Lab MELD score | 15 (6‐22) |
| High urgency | 3 (15%) |
| Previous portal vein thrombosis | 2 (10%) |
| Hemoglobin, mmol/L | 5.8 (4.7‐6.4) |
| Platelet count, 109/L | 145 (98‐195) |
| Serum creatinine, µmol/L | 21 (15‐37) |
| Serum bilirubin, µmol/L | 213 (36‐355) |
| Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L | 114 (75‐215) |
| Alanine transaminase, U/L | 76 (48‐106) |
| International normalized ratio | 1.4 (1.1‐1.8) |
| Donor characteristics | |
| Gender, female | 8 (40%) |
| Age, y | 33 (23‐43) |
| Weight, kg | 76 (65‐83) |
| Length, cm | 174 (165‐182) |
| Donor type | |
| Living donor | 13 (65%) |
| Brain death | 5 (25%) |
| Circulatory death | 2 (10%) |
| Graft type | |
| Left lateral segments | 15 (75%) |
| Left lobe | 1 (5%) |
| Full size | 4 (20%) |
| Graft weight, g | 316 (254‐413) |
| Graft/recipient weight ratio | 2.3 (1.7‐3.4) |
| Surgical characteristics | |
| Cold ischemia time, min | 61 (47‐404) |
| Warm ischemia time, min | 34 (29‐39) |
| Operation time, min | 472 (426‐526) |
| Blood loss, mL/kg | 67 (35‐116) |
| Blood transfusion, mL/kg | 32 (13‐68) |
| Platelet transfusion, mL/kg | 0 (0‐18)a |
| FFP transfusion, mL/kg | 0 (0‐52)a |
| Fibrinogen, mg/kg | 0 (0‐15)a |
Data presented as median (interquartile range) or number (%) where appropriate. P value using two sample Mann‐Whitney U test and Pearson chi‐square tests.
Abbreviations: FFP, fresh frozen plasma; MELD score, model for end‐stage liver disease score; PELD score, pediatric end‐stage liver disease score; U/L, units per liter.
a
Ranges instead of interquartile range values are given.