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Table 3 Postoperative complications between low and normal levels of preoperative prealbumin groups during hospitalization

From: Low preoperative prealbumin predicts the prevalence of complications following liver transplantation

N (%)

Total (N = 191)

Low prealbumin (N = 111)

Normal prealbumin (N = 80)

P value

Morbidity

53 (27.7)

46 (41.4)

7 (8.8)

< 0.001

Infection

    

Pneumonia

42 (22.0)

36 (32.4)

6 (7.5)

< 0.001

Intra-abdominal infection

15 (7.9)

13 (11.7)

2 (2.5)

0.039

Effusion

    

Pleural effusion

27 (14.1)

22 (19.8)

5 (6.3)

0.008

Ascites

17 (8.9)

13 (11.7)

4 (5.0)

0.177

Intra-abdominal bleeding

8 (4.2)

8 (7.2)

0 (0)

0.022

Biliary leakage

6 (3.1)

5 (4.5)

1 (1.3)

0.394

Renal failure

9 (4.7)

7 (6.3)

2 (2.5)

0.380

Liver failure

3 (1.6)

3 (2.7)

0 (0)

0.266

Mortality

15 (7.9)

15 (13.5)

0 (0)

< 0.001

  1. Clavien-Dindo grade II or greater postoperative complications were defined as morbidity
  2. Values are count (percentage)