Research Article
Early Critical Care Course in Children after Liver Transplant
Table 2
Multiple regression analysis assessing the relative effect of predictive variables for length of ventilation and length of stay in the PCCU.
| Prediction variables | Length of mechanical ventilation | Length of stay in the PCCU | | Beta | | Beta |
| Age |
−0.2* | −0.278 | −0.203* | −0.256 | PELD | 0.02 | 0.086 | — | — | Blood trasfused in OR | 0.166* | 0.293 | −0.054 | −0.061 | PRISM | 0.036* | 0.202 | 0.031 | 0.168 | Infection | 0.188 | 0.170 | — | — | PaO2/FiO2 first day | 0.000 | −0.085 | 0.000 | −0.036 | OI second day | — | — | 0.436** | 0.396 | Pleural effusion | 0.162 | 0.095 | — | — | Suspected rejection | −0.078 | −0.064 | — | — | Thrombosis | 0.533* | 0.221 | — | — | Creatinine postop | 0.014 | 0.008 | — | — |
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OR, operation room; OI, oxygenation index, ; .
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