Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Transplant. Mar 24, 2016; 6(1): 220-232
Published online Mar 24, 2016. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v6.i1.220
Table 1 Univariate analysis for severity of post orthotopic liver transplantation acute kidney injury
VariableWhole group (n = 187)Group 1 (n = 78)Group 2 (n = 76)Group 3 (n = 38)Group 4 (n = 25)P value between groups
Preoperative
Age (yr)56 ± 1054 ± 1056 ± 1058 ± 957 ± 120.055
Sex (male)147 (79)61 (78)32 (70)33 (87)21 (84)0.410
BMI (kg/m²)26 ± 4.525 ± 426 ± 526 ± 526 ± 5.00.055
Hospital stay (d)3 ± 82.2 ± 4.84.2 ± 12.92.7 ± 7.96.4 ± 9.60.150
Bilirubin (mg/L)25 (12-66)17.4 (8.7-44.8)23.2 (13.1-60.6)32.3 (15.8-64.9)56.3 (23.1-115.0)< 0.0001
Creatinine (mg/L)9.5 (7.4-12.3)7 (6.6-9.3)10.4 (8.0-12.7)11.5 (9.3-14.5)13.4 (6.6-16.0)< 0.0001
Urea (g/L)0.47 ± 0.350.34 (0.20-0.42)0.40 (0.30-0.59)0.42 (0.33-0.68)0.64 (0.38-0.92)< 0.0001
Ascites138 (73)50 (64)37 (80)30 (79)21 (84)0.015
β blockers67 (37)24 (31)18 (39)17 (46)8 (33)0.400
ACEI18 (10)8 (11)4 (9)4 (11)2 (8)0.770
NSAIDs5 (3)1 (1)2 (4)1 (3)1 (4)0.480
Prior bacterial infection62 (33)16 (20)18 (39.1)13 (34.2)15 (60)0.0007
Intraoperative
DCD63 (34)25 (32)17 (37)12 (32)9 (36)0.790
Infection50 (27)17 (22)12 (26)13 (34)8 (32)0.140
Vasopressors86 (46)18 (23)25 (54)25 (66)18 (72)< 0.0001
Surgical revision45 (24)12 (15)12 (26)11 (29)10 (40)0.0087
Transfusion169 (90)66 (85)44 (96)37 (97)22 (88)0.060
Postoperative
Lactates D1 (mg/L)434 ± 230394 (270-509)375 (279-484)428 (283-527)435 (334-711)0.200
Minimum hemoglobin (g/dL)8.0 (7.0-9.2)8.9 (7.8-10.3)7.7 (6.7-8.5)7.55 (6.8-8.5)6.7 (6.5-8.0)< 0.0001
Bilirubin peak (mg/L)40 (23-77.6)37 (18-77)32 (24-82)51 (37-73)60 (33-128)0.006
ASAT (UI/L)733 (372-1248)554 (333-966)804 (472-1988)875 (399-1300)822 (505-2458)0.001
ALAT (UI/L)617 (380-1068)569 (332-941)698 (399-1085)546 (397-1113)695 (407-1133)0.260
Urea (g/L)0.88 (0.6-1.3)0.57 (0.46-0.69)0.97 (0.80-1.14)1.38 (1.21-1.64)1.87 (1.52-2.18)< 0.0001
Mechanical ventilation > 24 h56 (30)18 (23)9 (20)16 (42)13 (52)0.0026
Mechanical ventilation days1 (1-2)1 (1-1)1 (1-1)1 (1-2)2 (1-2)0.0014
RRT20 (11)4 (5)2 (4)1 (3)13 (52)< 0.0001
ICU stay (d)3 (2-5)2 (2-4)3 (2-4)5 (4-7)6 (4-13)0.0046
Tacrolimus177 (95)77 (99)43 (94)35 (92)22 (92)0.089
Cyclosporin21 (11)5 (6)7 (15)6 (16)3 (13)0.170
Additional immunosuppressant185 (98)77 (99)46 (100)38 (100)24 (96)0.550
Transfusion RCC D0 (U)1 (0-3)0 (0-2)2 (0-4)2 (1-5)2 (1-5)0.0007
Transfusion RCC D1 (U)0 (0-1)0 (0-0)0 (0-1.5)0 (0-2)0 (0-4)< 0.0001
Transfusion RCC D7 (U)2 (0-5)0 (0-3)3 (1-6)4 (2-7)4 (2-12)< 0.0001
Transfusion FFP D0 (U)4 (2-6)3 (0-6)4 (2-7)6 (3-9)6 (3-8)0.0031
Transfusion FFP D1 (U)0 (0-2)0 (0-0)0 (0-2)2 (0-3)2 (0-4)< 0.0001
Transfusion FFP D7 (U)6 (2-10)4 (1-6)6 (2.5-10)8 (4-11)8 (6-15)< 0.0001
Transfusion platelets D0 (CUP)1 (0-1)0 (0-1)1 (0-1)1 (0-1)1 (1-2)0.0008
Transfusion platelets D1 (CUP)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-0)0 (0-1)0.0022
Transfusion platelets D7 (CUP)1 (0-2)0 (0-1)1 (0-2.5)1 (0-2)2 (1-4)< 0.0001
Table 2 Multivariate analysis for increased post orthotopic liver transplantation serum creatinine level
OR95%CIP value
BMI (kg/m²)1.101.03-1.180.0044
Preoperative increased creatinine (ln - mg/L)11.075.28-23.23< 0.0001
Vasopressors use3.311.75-6.290.0002
Postoperative minimum Hemoglobin (ln - g/dL)0.060.01-0.290.0005
Postoperative bilirubin peak (ln - mg/L)1.441.01-2.050.044
Table 3 Post hoc multivariate analysis highlighting the effect of anti-hemorragic treatment strategy on acute kidney injury occurrence
Risk not being into the 1th group in multivariate analysisOR95%CIP value
Antihemorragic treatment period3.361.44-7.850.005
Preoperative increased creatinine (ln - mg/L)1.361.20-1.54< 0.0001
Bleeding (100 mL)1.031.01-1.060.011