TABLE 3.

Postoperative complications in patients undergoing split liver transplantation with and without interposition graft

		Arterial reconstruction with interposition graft (n = 46)	Arterial reconstruction without interposition graft (n = 105)	P
Any surgical complication		31/46 (67.4%)	63/105 (60.0%)	0.388
Biliary complication		18/46 (39.1%)	30/105 (28.6%)	0.200
Bile leak from cut edge		12/46 (26.1%)	9/105 (8.6%)	0.004*
Biliary anastomotic leak		5/46 (10.9%)	11/105 (10.5%)	0.942
Biliary anastomotic stricture		5/46 (13.0%)	17/105 (16.2%)	0.394
Biliary nonanastomotic stricture		0/46 (0%)	6/105 (5.7%)	0.098
Hepatic artery thrombosis		3/46 (6.5%)	10/105 (9.5%)	0.545
Hepatic artery stenosis		6/46 (13.0%)	10/105 (9.5%)	0.518
Portal vein thrombosis		2/46 (4.3%)	1/105 (1.0%)	0.220
Hepatic vein outflow obstruction		1/46 (2.2%)	2/105 (1.9%)	0.667
Primary nonfunction		1/46 (2.2%)	4/105 (3.8%)	0.517
Bleeding		3/46 (6.5%)	10/105 (9.5%)	0.399
Segmental ischemia		6/46 (13.0%)	14/105 (13.3%)	0.961
Infected collection		8/46 (17.4%)	14/105 (13.3%)	0.515
Wound complication		4/46 (8.7%)	11/105 (10.5%)	0.496
Most severe Clavien-Dindo grade <90 d	I	9/46 (19.6%)	14/105 (13.3%)	0.205
	II	8/46 (17.4%)	26/105 (24.8%)
	IIIA	5/46 (10.9%)	3/105 (2.9%)
	IIIB	9/46 (19.6%)	30/105 (28.6%)
	IVA	2/46 (4.3%)	10/105 (9.5%)
	IVB	2/46 (4.3%)	1/105 (1.0%)
	V`	2/46 (4.3%)	3/105 (2.9%)
Pulmonary complication		9/46 (19.6%)	20/105 (19.0%)	0.941
Renal complication		8/46 (17.4%)	25/105 (23.8%)	0.380
Cardiac complication		5/46 (10.9%)	7/105 (6.7%)	0.283
DVT/PE		2/46 (4.3%)	4/105 (3.8%)	0.594
Mortality <90 d		2/46 (4.3%)	3/105 (2.9%)	0.483

^*P < 0.05.

DVT/PE, deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism.