Hepatic encephalopathy before and neurological complications after liver transplantation have no impact on the employment status 1 year after transplantation

Figure 1 Patients’ distribution. Flow chart showing loss of patients due to exclusion criteria and distribution into the groups “employed” and “not employed” before liver transplantation.

Figure 2 Employment status before and 12 mo after orthotopic liver transplantation. The distribution of patients into the groups “employed” and “not employed” before and 12 mo after OLT is displayed. n = 114 patients before OLT; n = 96 survivors 1 year after OLT; n = 18 patients deceased after OLT. OLT: Orthotopic liver transplantation.

Figure 3 Paired comparison of repeatable battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status domain scores of patients employed after liver transplantation surveyed before and 12 mo after orthotopic liver transplantation. Thirty-six patients completed the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) test before and 12 mo after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Of these 13 patients (36.1%) were employed after liver transplantation. This figure shows the paired analysis of the RBANS results of the patients employed after OLT achieved before and 12 mo after OLT. The RBANS Total scale and the domain scores Immediate memory, Visuospatial/constructional ability, Language ability, Attention and Delayed memory are displayed.

Figure 4 Paired comparison of repeatable battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status domain scores of patients not employed after orthotopic liver transplantation surveyed before and 12 mo after orthotopic liver transplantation. Thirty-six patients completed the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) test before and 12 mo after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Of these 23 patients (63.9%) were not employed after OLT. This figure shows the paired analysis of the RBANS results of the patients not employed after OLT achieved before and 12 mo after OLT. The RBANS Total scale and the domain scores Immediate memory, Visuospatial/Constructional ability, Language ability, Attention and Delayed memory are displayed. ¹Indicates a statistical significant increase in the RBANS domain score Attention after OLT at the P < 0.01 level.