Table 5 Allograft-associated characteristics of patients with pre-OLT renal dysfunction associated with recovery of renal function post-OLT

Transplanted prior to MELD era

275 (31%)

344 (40%)

0.0001

0.69 (0.57-0.85)

Whole organ transplant

846 (98%)

846 (99%)

0.23

0.65 (0.31-1.21)

MELD score

33.7 ± 8.7

34 ± 9.2

0.40

Cold ischemia time (hrs)

7.6 ± 3.5

7.7 ± 3.6

0.98

Warm ischemia time (mins)

42 ± 20

41 ± 18

0.51

Allograft dysfunction

111 (13%)

303 (35%)

0.00001

0.27 (0.21-0.34)