Table 4.
Number of patients who developed at least one early surgical complication (occurred within 45 days after LT) in the KP and NoKP groups.
| KP group | NoKP group | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall early complications | ||||
| All ages | # (%) | 88 (29.8%) | 13 (13.4%) | 0.01 |
| <1 y at LT | 36 (27.3%) | 8 (12.7%) | 0.03 | |
| 1–2 y at LT | 26 (30.6%) | 4 (16.7%) | 0.20 | |
| 2–3 y at LT | 6 (20.0%) | 1 (12.5%) | 0.99 | |
| Chi-square for trend | p-value | 0.69 | 0.83 | |
| Early general complications | # (%) | 55 (18.5%) | 10 (10.3%) | 0.06 |
| - Abdominal bleeding | # (%) | 12 (4.1%) | 4 (4.1%) | 0.99 |
| - Bowel perforation | # (%) | 24 (8.1%) | 3 (3.1%) | 0.11 |
| - Bowel occlusion | # (%) | 3 (1.0%) | 1 (1.0%) | 0.99 |
| - Other* | # (%) | 14 (4.7%) | 2 (2.1%) | 0.38 |
| Early graft complications | # (%) | 47 (15.9%) | 5 (5.6%) | 0.005 |
| - Hepatic artery dysfunction | # (%) | 13 (4.4%) | 2 (2.1%) | 0.38 |
| - Portal vein dysfunction | # (%) | 14 (4.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0.03 |
| - Outflow blockage | # (%) | 2 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0.99 |
| - Biliary leakage | # (%) | 16 (5.4%) | 2 (2.1%) | 0.26 |
| - Biliary strictures | # (%) | 6 (2.0%) | 1 (1.0%) | 0.99 |
| Number of interventions/pts | Median (IQR) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–1) | 0.24 |
| Early mortality association | # (%**) | 6 (6.8%) | 1 (7.7%) | 0.99 |
| Overall mortality association | # (%**) | 10 (11.4%) | 1 (7.7%) | 0.99 |
| Re-transplantation association | # (%**) | 13 (14.7%) | 1 (7.7%) | 0.69 |
Comparison between KP group vs. NoKP group is expressed in the right side of any row.
*
Including: non-proven bowel perforation, cleaning of intra-abdominal collections, etc.
**
Those percentages are calculated with respect to the number of patients who developed an early surgical complication.
KP, Kasai procedure (patient with previous Kasai operation); NoKP, No Kasai procedure (patients without previous Kasai operation); LT, liver transplantation; IQR, interquartile range; pts, patients.