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 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â | Â | Â |
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 |