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Table 3 Demographic, fluids and outcome variables in liver transplant patients grouped by ICU length of stay

From: Chloride-liberal fluids are associated with acute kidney injury after liver transplantation

 

<5 days ICU stay (n = 78)

≥5 days ICU stay (n = 80)

P value

Male gender

25 (32%)

41 (51.2%)

0.015

HCC

33 (42.3%)

19 (23.1.7%)

0.014

Pretransplant MELD score

17 ± 5.9

21.3 ± 8

0.001

Volume of crystalloids received by 72 hours ml (IQR)

1,675 (1,055)

1,520 (1,066)

0.034

Volume of colloids received by ml (IQR)

   

24 hours posttransplant

1,247 (1,263)

1,700 (1,188)

0.046

48 hours posttransplant

650 (713)

950 (1095)

0.015

Undrained pleural effusion posttransplant

28 (35.8%)

50 (62.5%)

0.001

Vasopressors requirement

   

48 hours posttransplant

8 (10.3%)

28 (35%)

0.001

72 hours posttransplant

2 (2.6%)

10 (12.5%)

0.031

AKI

17 (22%)

40 (50%)

<0.001

Early complications

43 (55.1%)

50 (62.5%)

0.035

  1. AKI, acute kidney injury; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease.