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Table 2 Univariate analysis of co-morbidities, hepatic diagnoses, and complications in patients with and without AKI.

From: Risk factors for acute kidney injury following orthotopic liver transplantation: the impact of changes in renal function while patients await transplantation

 

NO AKI (n = 445)

AKI (n = 243)

p value

Registration co-morbidities

   

   Coronary artery disease

15 (3%)

11 (4%)

0.52

   Diabetes

64 (14%)

31 (13%(

0.64

   Hypertension

69 (16%)

45 (19%)

0.33

Hepatic disease leading to transplant

   

   Alcoholic liver disease

81 (18%)

60 (25%)

0.048

   Chronic hepatitis

162 (36%)

108 (44%)

0.041

   Hepatitis B

28 (6%)

17 (7%)

0.74

   Hepatitis C

63 (15%)

42 (18%)

0.31

   Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

160 (36%)

52 (21%)

0.00001

Complications while on waiting list

   

   Ascites (registration)

325 (73%)

195 (82%)

0.04

   Ascites (pre-operative)

289 (65%)

181(74%)

0.01

   Variceal bleed (any time)

142 (32%)

70(29%)

0.40

   Porto-systemic shunt (any time)

33 (7%)

24 (10%)

0.26

   Bacterial peritonitis (any time)

59 (13%)

44 (17%)

0.09

   Porto-systemic encephalopathy (any time)

195 (44%)

141 (58%)

0.00001

   MELD score

15.7 ± 6

15.8 ± 5

0.8

   Child-Pugh-Turcott score

8.4 ± 1.6

9.1 ± 1.5

0.00001

Other

   

   Mechanical ventilation (post-operative)

271 (61%)

171 (70%)

0.00001

   Retransplant

26 (6%)

24 (10%)

0.06