From: Post-operative stress hyperglycemia is a predictor of mortality in liver transplantation
Variable | Survivors at 1 year (n = 542) | Non-survivors at 1 year (n = 90) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 51 ± 11 | 55 ± 12 | 0.001 |
Males, n (%) | 416 (77) | 58 (64) | 0.012 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | 26.9 ± 3.9 | 26.5 ± 3.4 | 0.288 |
Diabetes, n (%) | 111 (20) | 14 (16) | 0.513 |
Aetiology, n (%) | |||
 Alcohol | 338 (62) | 48 (53) | 0.220 |
 HCV | 109 (20) | 21 (23) | 0.484 |
 Malignant | 143 (26) | 31 (34) | 0.113 |
 Fulminant | 24 (4) | 9 (10) | 0.021 |
MELD | 13 ± 6 | 17 ± 8 | < 0.001 |
Glucose, mg/dL | 130 ± 74 | 128 ± 72 | 0.709 |
Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.9 ± 0.5 | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 0.221 |
CIT, hours | 7.5 ± 2.2 | 7.7 ± 2.2 | 0.330 |
RBC transfusion, units | 5 [2, 10] | 10 [4, 17] | < 0.001 |
PT, units | 0 [0, 1] | 0 [0, 2] | 0.170 |
PN, days | 4 [3, 6] | 6 [4, 10] | < 0.001 |
CVVHDF, n (%) | 60 (11) | 17 (18) | 0.044 |
Metilprednisolona | 537 (99) | 89 (99) | 0.759 |
Tacrolimus | 444 (83) | 89 (99) | 0.058 |
Ciclosporina | 161 (30) | 20 (22) | 0.156 |