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. 2021 Nov 16;8:693288. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2021.693288

Table 2.

Early allograft dysfunction univariate analysis for EAD risk factors.

Item Non-EAD EAD P-value
Recipient characteristics
Recipient age (Years) (median) 58 (IQR 14) 59 (IQR 10) p = 0.074
Body mass index (kg/m2) (median) 25.10 (IQR 5.80) 25.90 (IQR 6.00) p = 0.034
Recipient sex p = 0.030
      Male 75% (321) 83% (157)
      Female 25% (106) 17% (32)
MELD Score (mean) 21.11 (SD 9.06) 22.08 (SD 9.42) p = 0.238
CHILD Score p < 0.001
      A 18% (76) 32% (61)
      B 54% (230) 41% (78)
      C 28% (121) 26% (50)
AB0 p = 0.795
      A 41% (173) 45% (84)
      B 11% (46) 10% (18)
      0 41% (173) 40% (74)
      AB 6% (25) 5% (9)
Hepatitis C p = 0.003
      Negative 91% (387) 97% (184)
      Positive 9% (40) 3% (5)
Re-transplantation 4% (18) 11% (21) p = 0.001
Acute liver failure 4% (15) 5% (9) p = 0.460
Encephalopathy 23% (97) 20% (37) p = 0.384
Cirrhosis 95% (407) 93% (176) p = 0.265
Tumor 30% (127) 42% (80) p = 0.002
Hepatocellular carcinoma 29% (123) 42% (79) p = 0.002
Tumor entity p = 0.029
      No tumor 70% (301) 58% (109)
      Hepatocellular carcinoma 28% (120) 41% (78)
      Cholangiocellular• carcinoma <1% (3) <1% (1)
      Neuroendocrine tumor <1% (1) .
      Liver metastases of colon• malignancy . .
      Other <1% (2) <1% (1)
Tumor treatment 28% (118) 39% (73) p = 0.007
Transarterial chemoembolization 15% (63) 21% (40) p = 0.049
Radiofrequency ablation 14% (61) 21% (40) p = 0.033
Surgical risk score p = 0.746
      None 63% (269) 59% (111)
      Low 22% (94) 23% (44)
      Middle 5% (22) 6% (12)
      High 10% (42) 12% (22)
Portal vein open p = 0.293
      Yes 85% (365) 83% (157)
      partial obstruction of portal vein trunk 12% (50) 11% (21)
      complete obstruction of portal vein trunk 2% (9) 4% (7)
      thrombosis right or left portal branch <1% (3) 2% (4)
Donor characteristics
Donor age (years) (median) 51 (IQR 25) 53 (IQR 19) p = 0.163
Donor sex p < 0.001
      Male 52% (223) 68% (129)
      Female 48% (204) 32% (60)
Body mass index (kg/m2) (median) 25.00 (IQR 4.80) 27.00 (IQR 4.30) p < 0.001
Donor height (cm) (mean) 172.99 (SD 8.82) 175.68 (SD 8.52) p < 0.001
Donor weight (kg) (mean) 75.97 (SD 13.96) 85.58 (SD 14.39) p < 0.001
Steatosis p < 0.001
      None 63% (267) 38% (71)
      Mild 32% (133) 37% (70)
      Medium 5% (21) 20% (38)
      Severe . 5% (10)
Donor risk index (mean) 1.80 (SD 0.34) 1.93 (SD 0.51) p = 0.001
Donor artery p = 0.286
      Normal anatomy 81% (343) 84% (159)
      Variance 19% (83) 16% (30)
Allocation p = 0.015
      Local 43% (184) 34% (65)
      Regional 37% (159) 50% (94)
      National 20% (84) 16% (30)
Cause of death p = 0.819
      Trauma 24% (104) 22% (42)
      Anoxia 11% (48) 10% (19)
      Cardiovascular accident 63% (267) 65% (123)
      Other 2% (8) 3% (5)
Sodium (U/L) (mean) 146.50 (SD 12.87) 147.74 (SD 7.81) p = 0.579
Preservation solution p = 0.843
      University of Wisconsin 23% (98) 23% (43)
      Histidine-tryptophan-•ketoglutarate 75% (320) 74% (140)
      Other 2% (9) 3% (6)
Operative data
Simultaneous transplant p = 0.185
      No 94% (401) 97% (184)
      Liver–kidney 6% (25) 3% (5)
      Heart–liver . .
      Multi-organ transplantation <1% (1) .
Anhepatic phase (min) (mean) 52.89 (SD 11.91) 58.14 (SD 13.92) p < 0.001
Surgery duration (min) (mean) 395.57 (SD 108.22) 433.40 (SD 123.14) p < 0.001
Mass clamping ligamentum hepatoduodenale <1% (2) 1% (2) p = 0.401
Anastomosis time (min) (mean) 44.49 (SD 10.78) 52.61 (SD 25.35) p < 0.001
Cold Ischemia time (h) (mean) 8.55 (SD 2.50) 9.13 (SD 2.29) p = 0.003
Arterial lactate (mean) 24.74 (SD 21.59) 34.99 (SD 32.64) p < 0.001
Surgical experience p = 0.145
       <50 liver transplantations 35% (148) 58% (109)
      ≥50 liver transplantations 65% (279) 42% (80)

Chi-square and Fisher's Exact Test for categorical variables; Mann-Whitney-U-Wilcoxon Test for continuous variables.

EAD, Early allograft dysfunction; MELD, Model for end-stage liver disease.