Retransplantation for graft failure in chronic hepatitis C infection: A good use of a scarce resource?

Table 3 Predictive factors for transplant survival following liver retransplantation for patients with hepatitis C virus infection

Variable	Category	n	Hazard ratio (95% CI)	P value
Recurrent disease	No	46	1
	Yes	34	0.92 (0.49-1.73)	0.8
Donor age (yr)	Linear	80	1.00 (0.98-1.03)	0.7
Donor blood group	O	43	1
	A, B, AB	37	0.91 (0.49-1.70)	0.8
Donor gender	Male	37	1
	Female	43	1.23 (0.66-2.29)	0.5
Donor height (cm)	Linear	80	0.98 (0.95-1.01)	0.3
Donor weight	Linear	80	0.98 (0.96-1.01)	0.2
Recipient age (yr)	Linear	80	0.99 (0.96-1.03)	0.6
Recipient blood group	O	29	1
	A, B, AB	51	1.00 (0.52-1.91)	0.99
Recipient gender	Male	60	1
	Female	20	1.38 (0.70-2.72)	0.4
Recipient height (cm)	Linear	80	0.98 (0.95-1.01)	0.1
Recipient weight (kg)	Linear	80	0.99 (0.98-1.02)	0.6
HCV group for first graft	HCV alone	49	1
	HCV + HCC	19	2.15 (1.07-4.30)	0.03
	HCV + ALD	12	1.13 (0.46-2.81)	0.8
MELD score	Linear	80	1.00 (0.96-1.05)	0.9
Year of first graft	Linear	80	1.04 (0.89-1.21)	0.6
Year of second graft	Linear	80	0.96 (0.87-1.06)	0.47
Cold ischemia time (h)	Linear	80	0.99 (0.92-1.06)	0.74
Hospitalization status	Outpatient	24	1
	Inpatient	56	1.36 (0.66-2.78)	0.4
Time from first to second graft (yr)	Linear	80	1.04 (0.89-1.21)	0.6
Donor organ appearance	Normal	68	1
	Abnormal	12	1.04 (0.44-2.47)	0.9

HCV: Hepatitis C virus; HCC: Hepatocellular carcinoma; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; ALD: Alcoholic liver disease.