Skip to main content
. 2021 Jan 23;62:302–314. doi: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.01.052

Table 2.

Short-term outcome.

Character NO (%)
410 (100%)
Or Median(range)
Early (≤6 months post Kasai) complications
Infection
Cholangitis
UTI
Chest infection
Wound infection
Abdominal collection
Ascites
Intestinal leak
Bile leak
Intestinal obstruction
PHN
Bleeding GO varices
Encephalopathy
187 (45.6%)
172 (42%)
108 (26.3%)
26 (6.3%)
85 (20.7%)
54 (13.2%)
64 (15.6%)
49 (12%)
8 (2%)
7 (1.7%)
5 (1.2%)
54 (13.2%)
8 (2%)
30 (7.3%)
CDS of early complications
II
III
V
112 (27.3%)
7 (1.7%)
68 (16.6%)
Post operative bilirubin level
TB at 1 month (mg/dL) (Median(range))
DB at 1 month (mg/dL) (Median(range))
TB at 3 months (mg/dL) (Median(range))
DB at 3 month(mg/dL) (Median(range))
TB at 6 month (mg/dL) (Median(range))
DB at 6 month (mg/dL) (Median(range))
Jaundice clearance at 6 months
8(0.6–19)
5.5(0.3–16)
7(0.4–19.1)
5.05(0.2–15)
6 (0.3–17.7)
4.5(0.1–16)
138 (33.7%)
Early patient(≤6 months) mortality
The main cause of death
Sepsis
Liver failure
GIT bleeding
Aspiration pneumonia
ARDS
MOF
70 (17.1%)
34 (8.3%)
25 (6.1%)
8 (2%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
LT before or at 6months post-Kasai 3 (0.7%)
Early (6 months) NLS
Early (6 months) NLS (months) (Median(range))
Early (6 months) overall survival(NLS ± TLS)
Early (6 months) overall survival (months) (Median(range))
339 (82.7%)
6(0.2–6)
340 (82.9%)
6(0.2–6)

UTI: Urinary tract infection, PHN: Portal hypertension, GO: Gastro-esophageal, CDS: Calvien Dindo system, TB: Total bilirubin, DB: Direct bilirubin, GIT: Gastrointestinal system, ARDS: Adult respiratory distress syndrome, MOF: Multi-organ failure, LT: Liver transplantation, NLS: Native liver survival, TLS: Transplanted liver survival.