Donor size and early vascular complications in children receiving a whole liver transplant

Table 1 Demographics of recipients and donors

n = 64		Subgroup A (n = 12)	Subgroup B (n = 52)	P value
Recipients	Gender: M/F (%)	6/6 (50/50)	32/20 (61.5/38.5)	0.525
	Age (years)	1.4 (0.89-2.15)	13.31 (10.34-15.5)	0.000
	Weight (kg)	9.45 (8.67-11.65)	45.5 (30.08-58.5)	0.000
	Elective/SU (%)	11/1 (91.7/8.3)	47/8 (90.4/15.4)	1
	Days waiting list	40.5 (15.5-169.25)	72.5 (9-151.25)	0.750
Donors	Type: DBD/DCD (%)	12/0 (100/0)	44/8 (84.6/15.4)	0.334
	Gender: M/F (%)	7/5 (58.3/41.7)	23/29 (44.2/55.8)	0.523
	Age (years)	2.09 (1.31-2.94)	20.22 (9.61-32.98)	0.000
	Weight (kg)	12 (11.25-14.75)	58.75 (30.75-69.5)	0.000
	DRWR	1.21 (1.1-1.5)	1.16 (0.89-1.46)	0.636

DRWR: Donor-recipient-weight-ratio; M/F: Male/female; SU: Super-urgent; DBD: Donation after brain death; DCD: Donation after circulatory death.

Table 2 Timings and surgical techniques, n (%)

n = 64	Subgroup A (n = 12)	Subgroup B (n = 52)	P value
CIT (minutes)	478 (336-688)	439 (378-544)	0.335
WIT (minutes)	42 (27-49)	30 (26-40)	0.139
Surgical time (minutes)	300 (264-385)	300 (264-371)	0.969
IVC technique	Piggy-back = 5 (41.7); end-end = 7 (58.3)	Piggy-back = 31 (59.6); end-end = 17 (32.7); side-side = 4 (7.7)	0.311
Portal vein technique	End-end = 12 (100)	End-end = 49 (94.2); graft = 3 (5.8)	1
Hepatic artery technique	End-end = 12 (100); aortic conduit = 0	End-end = 50 (96.2); aortic conduit = 2 (3.8)	1

CIT: Cold ischaemia time; WIT: Warm ischaemia time.

Table 3 Early vascular complications and the need for re-transplantation, n (%)

n = 64	Subgroup A (n = 12)	Subgroup B (n = 52)	Risk ratio (95%CI)	Odds ratio (95%CI)	Fisher P value
HAT	3 (25)	3 (5.8)	4.3 (1.0-18.9)	5.4 (0.9-32.0)	0.074
PVT	2 (16.7)	1 (1.9)	8.7 (0.9-87.9)	10.2 (0.8-123.6)	0.088
Re-Tx	2 (16.7)	0	-	1.2 (0.9-1.6)	0.033

Re-Tx: Re-transplantation; HAT: Hepatic artery thrombosis; PVT: Portal vein thrombosis.