Observational Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Hepatol. Feb 28, 2017; 9(6): 318-325
Published online Feb 28, 2017. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v9.i6.318
Table 1 Baseline demographics for patients with chronic liver disease who have undergone orthotopic liver transplantation1
Excessive transfusionNo excessive transfusionTotalP value
n114 (46.3%)132 (53.7%)246
Age (yr)
Mean53.1252.7252.910.757
SD9.6810.3810.04
Gender
Female28 (24.6%)39 (29.5%)67 (27.2%)0.381
Male86 (75.4%)93 (70.5%)179 (72.8%)
UKELD
Mean56.1151.1153.02< 0.001
SD10.555.086.22
Diagnosis
ALD44 (38.6%)29 (21.9%)73 (29.6%)
Infectious40 (35.1%)42 (31.8%)82 (33.3%)
NASH4 (3.5%)6 (4.5%)10 (4.1%)
PSC9 (7.9%)25 (18.9%)34 (13.8%)
PBC3 (2.6%)6 (4.5%)9 (3.7%)
AIH4 (3.5%)3 (2.3%)7 (2.8%)
Wilsons1 (0.8%)0 (0%)1 (0.4%)
Haemochromatosis1 (0.8%)0 (0%)1 (0.4%)
Misc8 (7.0%)21 (15.9%)29 (11.8%)
Hb (g/L)
Mean101.90109.71106.09< 0.001
SD16.8915.3816.53
Platelets (× 109/L)
Mean83.18107.2996.120.005
SD55.0375.1467.53
Median6784.576.0
IQR42.577.561.25
Fibrinogen (g/L)
Mean1.962.602.30.004
SD0.911.151.09
Hep MA (mm)
Mean42.1547.7145.140.001
SD12.6811.8712.54
Total blood returned (mL)
Mean33234871802
SD25364192251