Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Hepatol. Nov 27, 2012; 4(11): 299-304
Published online Nov 27, 2012. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v4.i11.299
Table 1 The demographic data for donors of the two groups
Group A donors (n = 65)Group B donors (n = 22)P value
RangeMeanSDRangeMeanSD
Age, yr18-4223.36.318-4027.15.50.6
Weight, kg46-8664.710.151-9366.8110.38
Height, cm140-190166.58.4152-186169.3100.44
BMI, kg/m214-28.923.53.417.4-28.423.33.40.88
Table 2 The hospital stay and analgesia requirements for donors in each group
Group A donorsGroup B donors
n = 65n = 22P value
RangeMeanSDRangeMeanSD
Hospital stay, d4-74.91.14-64.80.60.75
No. of narcotic analgesia doses per admission, doses3-106.32.12-851.50.42
No. of non-narcotic analgesia doses per admission, doses10-1712.91.812-1613.11.20.31
Table 3 Donor complications in the two groups n (%)
Group A donorsn = 65Group B donorsn = 22P value
Minor biliary leak3 (4.6)1 (4.5)0.78
Wound seroma/hematoma4 (6.2)1 (4.5)0.98
Wound infection1 (1.5)00.56
Incisional hernia1 (1.5)00.56
Ascites1 (1.5)00.56
Table 4 The indications for liver transplantation in each group of recipients n (%)
Group A recipientsn = 65Group B recipientsn = 22P value
HCV cirrhosis29 (44.6)10 (45.4)0.95
HBV cirrhosis11 (16.9)3 (13.6)0.98
HBV and HCV cirrhosis1 (1.5)2 (9)0.32
HCC14 (21.5)8 (36.3)0.27
Cryptogenic cirrhosis8 (12.3)2 (9)0.98
Wilson’s disease3 (4.6)00.73
Hyperoxaluria4 (6.2)00.55
Biliary atresia02 (9)0.1
Table 5 Incidence of complications and retransplantation in each group of recipients n (%)
Group A recipientsn = 65Group B recipientsn = 22P value
Biliary complications20 (30.7)9 (40.9)0.50
Hepatic artery thrombosis3 (4.6)1 (4.5)0.98
Portal vein thrombosis4 (6.2)1 (4.5)0.78
Incisional hernia3 (4.6)2 (9)0.80
Small-for-size syndrome3 (4.6)1 (4.5)0.98
Primary non-function1 (1.5)00.56
Retransplantation7 (10.8)00.29
Table 6 Causes of graft-related deaths in both groups
Group A recipientsn = 65Group B recipientsn = 22P value
Total number of graft-related deaths1330.73
Cholestatic HCV recurrence100.56
HCC recurrence200.99
Sepsis310.99
Hepatic artery thrombosis200.99
Portal vein thrombosis320.80
Small-for-size syndrome100.56
Table 7 The incidence of abnormal liver biopsy findings in groups A and B n (%)
Group A donorsn = 65Group B donorsn = 22P value
Steatosis < 5%18 (27.7)5 (22.7)0.86
Steatosis 5%-10%4 (6.2)2 (9)0.64
Steatosis 10%-15%6 (9.2)00.32
Steatosis 15%-20%1 (3.1)00.56
Fibrosis (stage 0-1)1 (1.5)00.56