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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2026; 18(1): 112906
Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.112906
Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.112906
Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population, n (%)/mean (interquartile range)
| Variables | Duct to duct anastomosis (n = 240) | RYHJ (n = 126) | P value |
| Sex | 0.851 | ||
| Male | 151 (62.9) | 78 (61.9) | |
| Female | 89 (37.1) | 48 (38.1) | |
| ASA | 0.847 | ||
| 2 | 3 (1.3) | 2 (1.6) | |
| 3 | 85 (35.4) | 42 (33.3) | |
| 4 | 145 (60.4) | 77 (61.1) | |
| 5 | 7 (2.9) | 5 (4.0) | |
| Recipient age (years) | 56 (16-73) | 55 (19-73) | 0.410 |
| Donor age (years) | 52 (11-89) | 49 (11-79) | 0.430 |
| NMP | 20 (8.3) | 13 (10.3) | 0.523 |
| UKELD | 55 ± 5.3 | 55 ± 5.0 | 0.093 |
| Cold ischemia time (minutes) | 575 ± 220.5 | 590 ± 215.8 | 0.354 |
| LOS (days) | 24.5 ± 21.7 | 29.3 ± 23.7 | 0.073 |
| Operation length (minutes) | 478 ± 118.9 | 567 ± 203.9 | < 0.001 |
- Citation: Al-Rubaye R, Elshaer M, Moawad KR, Gaurav R. Biliary complications following donation after brainstem death liver transplantation. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(1): 112906
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v18/i1/112906.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.112906