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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of 86 liver transplantations (LTs)

From: Elevated effluent potassium concentrations predict the development of postreperfusion hyperkalemia in deceased liver transplantation: a retrospective cohort study

 

All LTs (n = 86)

PRHK (n = 54)

no PRHK (n = 32)

P

Age (years)

49.6 ± 10.9

48.9 ± 11.5

50.9 ± 9.7

0.400

Male (n)

59 (68.6%)

38 (70.4%)

21 (65.6%)

0.647

Height (cm)

170 (163–175)

171 (165–175)

170 (161–175)

0.922

Weight (cm)

65.8 ± 14.7

65.8 ± 14.1

65.7 ± 16.1

0.974

Child–Pugh score

9.0 (6.0–11.0)

8.5 (6.0–11.0)

10.5 (7.0–11.8)

0.081

MELD score

15.0 (9.0–19.0)

14.0 (9.0–17.3)

16.5 (9.3–19.8)

0.312

Primary diagnosis (n)

Hepatitis B

43 (50.0%)

22 (40.7%)

21 (65.6%)

0.026

Hepatitis C

3 (3.5%)

1 (1.9%)

2 (6.3%)

0.553

Alcoholic

11 (12.8%)

4 (7.4%)

7 (21.9%)

0.091

Cholestatic

11 (12.8%)

6 (11.1%)

5 (15.6%)

0.740

Cryptogenic

2 (2.3%)

1 (1.9%)

1 (3.1%)

1.000

Others

16 (18.6%)

7 (13.0%)

9 (28.1%)

0.081

Combined HCC

25 (29.1%)

14 (25.9%)

11 (34.4%)

0.404

Graft weight (g)

1302.9 ± 270.5

1362.7 ± 251.4

1201.9 ± 275.4

0.007

GRWR (%)

1.94 (1.61–2.43)

1.98 (1.79–2.45)

1.63 (1.43–2.28)

0.045

CIT (min)

520 (386–618)

549 (384–623)

501 (393–601)

0.381

WIT (min)

39.5 ± 6.8

38.6 ± 5.5

41.0 ± 8.4

0.143

IVC clamping time (min)

34 (31–40)

35 (32–38)

33 (30–40)

0.597

Anhepatic phase (min)

43 (38–49)

43 (37–48)

43 (39–49)

0.380

sK+0 (mmol/L)

4.17 ± 0.55

4.27 ± 0.56

4.00 ± 0.49

0.030

eK+ (mmol/L)

6.65 (5.38–9.73)

7.65 (5.68–12.20)

5.90 (4.40–6.88)

0.003

ECD graft (n)

13 (16.3%)

13 (24.1%)

1 (3.1)

0.011

  1. Data are presented as mean and standard deviation (SD), median (interquartile range), or n (%). LT: Liver transplantation, PRHK: postreperfusion hyperkalemia, MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma, GRWR: graft-to-recipient weight ratio, CIT: cold ischemia time, WIT: warm ischemia time, IVC: inferior vena cava, sK+0: serum potassium concentration before reperfusion, eK+: effluent potassium concentration, ECD: expanded criteria donor