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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Surg. 2020 Sep 1;272(3):458–466. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004211

TABLE 3.

Causes of Death Within 1 yr After Liver Transplant

0–30 d
(n = 322)
31 d to 1 yr
(n = 560)
Cause of death, n (%)
 1a. Sepsis: bacterial 38 (11.8) 146 (26.1)
 1b. Sepsis: fungal 4 (1.2) 12 (2.1)
 2. Cardiovascular 84 (26.1) 56 (10.0)
 3. Cerebrovascular 25 (7.8) 9 (1.6)
 4. Hemorrhage 18 (5.6) 12 (2.1)
 5. Malignancy 1 (0.3) 25 (4.5)
 6. Multisystem organ failure 76 (23.6) 161 (28.7)
 7. Brain death 8 (2.5) 8 (1.4)
 8. Pulmonary embolism 19 (5.9) 3 (0.5)
 9. ARDS 11 (3.4) 25 (4.5)
 10. Other 38 (11.8) 103 (18.4)

ARDS indicates acute respiratory distress syndrome.