Table 2.
Scoring systems of pediatric patients referred with acute liver failure
| Variable | Total N = 45 (100%) |
Recovered (n = 6) | Transplanted (n = 20) |
Died without transplant (n = 19) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admission PELD score | 0.162 | ||||
| Mean (SD)(SD) | 31.2 (11.2) | 23.2 (11.6) | 32.2 (10.8) | 32.8 (10.9) | |
| Peak PELD/MELD score | 0.009 | ||||
| Median (IQR)) | 43 (29–49) | 25.5 (16–29) | 47 (38.5–50) | 45 (44–50) | |
| LIU score | 0.019 | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 429.5 (181.2) | 251.4 (126.6) | 483 (140.7) | 429.3 (202.9) | |
| Admission UKELD score | 0.010 | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 66 (63–68) | 62 (59–63) | 66.5 (64–68) | 66 (64–69) | |
| KCHC fulfilled | 0.002 | ||||
| Yes | 36 (80.0%) | 3 (50.0%) | 20 (100.0%) | 13 (68.4%) | |
| Peak UKELD score | 0.098 | ||||
| Mean (SD)(SD) | 68 (64–69) | 63.5 (59–65) | 68 (67–69) | 66 (64–69) | |
| Time to Peak (days) | 0.511 | ||||
| Median (IQR)) | 2(1–2) | 1.5 (0–2) | 2 (1–4) | 1 (1–2) |
Abbreviations: PELD- Pediatric end-stage liver disease, MELD Model for end-stage liver disease, LIU Liver injury Unit, UKELD United Kingdom end-stage liver disease score, KCHC Kings College Hospital Criteria, IQR Interquartile range