Table 3 Multivariate analysis of predictive factors of peak concentration of procalcitonin in recipients
From: Procalcitonin in liver transplantation: are high levels due to donors or recipients?
Variable | P univariate | P multivariate |
|---|---|---|
Age of recipient | 0.7 | NS |
Cold ischemia | 0.97 | NS |
Warm ischemia | 0.18 | NS |
Veno-venous bypass | 0.34 | NS |
Liver vascular exclusion tolerance | 0.01 | NS |
Transfusion of recipient | 0.22 | NS |
Procalcitonin donor concentration | 0.005 | NS |
Pre-liver transplantation procalcitonin concentration | 0.37 | NS |
Severe portal hypertension | 0.07 | NS |
Epinephrine or norepinephrine doses in donor | 0.07 | NS |
Days in intensive care unit of donor | 0.03 | NS |
Age of donor | 0.5 | NS |
Heart retrieval | 0.16 | NS |
Cardiac arrest in donor | <0.0001 | 0.001 |
Infection in donor | <0.0001 | 0.0039 |