Table 2 Liver transplant scoring system and its impact on survival of biliary atresia patients after Kasai surgery
Liver transplant scoring factor | Liver transplant score | p value | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
< 8 | ≥ 8 | |||
Post-operative bilirubin level (mg/dL) | ||||
> 4 | 10 | 10 | 0.48 | 2.0 (0.3–13.5) |
≤ 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
Post-operative ALT level (U/L) | ||||
> 80 | 4 | 7 | 0.13 | 13.5 (0.7–17.9) |
≤ 80 | 10 | 5 | ||
Prothrombin time (s prolonged) | ||||
> 6 | 14 | 12 | 0.94 | 0.86 (0.02–46.7) |
≤ 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
Cirrhosis | ||||
Present | 5 | 6 | 0.46 | 1.8 (0.4–8.7) |
None | 9 | 6 | ||
Ascites | ||||
Present | 4 | 11 | 0.006 | 27.5 (2.6–289.1) |
None | 10 | 1 | ||
Sepsis | ||||
Present | 5 | 10 | 0.014 | 9.0 (1.4–58.4) |
None | 9 | 2 | ||
Cholangitis | ||||
Recurrent | 1 | 0 | 0.54 | 0.4 (0.01–9.7) |
Once/none | 13 | 12 | ||
Portal hypertension | ||||
Present | 1 | 4 | 0.12 | 6.5 (0.6–68.9) |
None | 13 | 8 | ||
Esophageal varices | ||||
Present | 0 | 1 | 0.43 | 3.8 (0.1–101.8) |
None | 14 | 11 | ||
Liver transplant score | Outcomes | p value | OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Survived | Dead | |||
≥ 8 | 5 | 7 | 0.13 | 3.5 (0.7–17.9) |
< 8 | 10 | 4 | ||