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Table 5 MELD / ICG-PDR combination for prediction of length of stay in the ICU, length of hospital stay and hospital mortality

From: The combination of MELD score and ICG liver testing predicts length of stay in the ICU and hospital mortality in liver transplant recipients

 

Positive combination

Negative combination

p

ICU stay, median (IQR)

9 (5-43)

4 (3-6)

0.004

Hospital stay, median (IQR)

42 (21-74)

22 (15-28)

< 0.001

Hospital mortality, n (%)

4 (40%)

0 (0% )

0.003

  1. Positive combination: MELD >25 and ICG-PDR <20%/min. Negative combination: all other combinations. Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range, SEM, standard error of mean.
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BMC Anesthesiology

ISSN: 1471-2253

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