Factors Associated with Postoperative Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients
Table 1
Baseline clinical and laboratory characteristics of the study cohort by PPMV status.
Variables
All
No
Yes
value
Male sex (%)
53.9
51.0
62.1
0.260
Infants (%)
17.2
11.4
37.5
0.001
Under five (%)
51.1
37.7
77.4
<0.001
Weight (Kg)
0.003
Height (cm)
0.002
BMI
0.597
Under 10 kg (%)
26.0
16.7
50.0
0.001
FTT (%)
16.0
11.1
28.6
0.032
Preoperative anemia (%)
43.0
40.3
50.8
0.500
Hepatopulmonary synd.
8.5
4.9
15.2
0.09
ASA > III (%)
61
51.4
85.7
0.001
PELD/MELD score
0.996
Liver disease etiology (%)
0.014
Biliary atresia
33.0
23.0
51.5
Neonatal cholestasis
13.8
14.8
12.1
Hepatitis
17.0
16.4
18.2
Metabolic diseases
12.8
12.8
0.0
23.4
26.2
18.2
Preoperative labs
0.004
0.315
Serum
<0.001
Calcium
0.007
Magnesium
0.411
0.007
0.004
0.652
0.029
Alk phos.
0.025
PT
0.047
PTT
0.047
BUN
0.706
0.001
WBC
0.009
PPMV: prolonged postoperative mechanical ventilation; BMI: body mass index; FTT: failure to thrive; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease; Alk Phos.: alkaline phosphate; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; WBC: white blood cells count. : refers to other types of liver disease.
