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11 June 2021: Original Paper

Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) Score-Based Factors Predict Early Mortality in High-Risk Patients with Living Donor Liver Transplant

Hao-Chien Hung 1ABC* , Chih-Hsin Shen 2ABC* , Chen-Fang Lee 13ABCDEF , Ssu-Min Cheng 4C , Wei-Chen Lee 13A*

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.931045

Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e931045

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 102 patients with post-transplant day 7 SOFA score >7.

FactorsMedian or numberMean±SDRange
General information
Recipient age, years54.053.3±9.528.1–68.8
Recipient BMI, kg/m24.224.6±3.718.2–40.0
Recipient sex, MaleDonor age, years73 (71.6%)31.833.1±9.218.5–59.7
Donor BMI, kg/m22.923.1±2.917.5–30.8
Donor sex, MaleMELD score47 (46.1%)2424.9±10.58–40
HBV infection65 (63.7%)
HCV infection30 (29.4%)
Alcohol use39 (38.2%)
HCC22 (21.6%)
Ascites, mL28254110.8±4101.30–13 500
GRWR, %0.920.95±0.240.54–1.74
Blood loss, mL24752962.6±229.0250–14 500
Cold ischemia time, minutes3045.8±44.68–246
Warm ischemia time, minutes3637.1±9.615–64
Operation time, minutes634653.5±111.0460–1219
ICU stay length, days1928.2±20.94–90
SOFA on POD 7
 Cardiovascular component00.2±0.50–3
 Coagulation component32.9±0.70–4
 Respiratory component21.6±1.00–4
 Renal component11.3±1.20–4
 Liver component33.1±1.00–4
 CNS component00.8±1.10–4
 Total score99.8±1.98–16
SOFA – Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score; SD – standard deviation; BMI – body mass index; MELD – model for end-stage liver disease; HBV – hepatitis B virus; HCV – hepatitis C virus; HCC – hepatocellular carcinoma; GRWR – graft recipient weight ratio; CNS – central nervous system; ICU – Intensive Care Unit.

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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358