Research Article

The Effect of Artificial Liver Support System on Prognosis of HBV-Derived Hepatorenal Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 5

Summary of the results of multivariate analyses of 28-day mortality in HBV-derived HRS patients after PSM who received ALSS versus SMT treatment with risk stratification by number of organ failures or AKI degree.

AnalysisTreatmentCrude modelModel 1Model 2
HR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) value

AKI stage 1ALSS (SMT as reference)1.03 (0.60-1.79)0.9081.04 (0.60-1.80)0.8920.76 (0.43-1.35)0.352
AKI stage 2ALSS (SMT as reference)0.41 (0.13-1.35)0.1430.47 (0.14-1.64)0.2380.24 (0.03-1.90)0.175
AKI stage 3ALSS (SMT as reference)0.37 (0.16-0.88)0.0240.34 (0.14-0.83)0.0180.29 (0.12-0.70)0.006
Organ failure (≤ 1)ALSS (SMT as reference)0.72 (0.36-1.43)0.3450.72 (0.36-1.43)0.3440.68 (0.32-1.43)0.307
Organ failure (≥ 2)ALSS (SMT as reference)0.41 (0.23-0.74)0.0030.42 (0.23-0.76)0.0040.52 (0.28-0.95)0.033

Model 1 was adjusted for age and sex. Model 2 was adjusted for age, sex, neutrophils, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), albumin, serum bilirubin, COSSH-ACLFs, and international normalized ratio (INR). AKI: acute kidney injury; SMT: standard medical treatment; ALSS: artificial liver support system.