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Table 1 Characteristics of biliary atresia patients following Kasai procedure and its association with liver transplant scoring system

From: Liver transplant score for prediction of biliary atresia patients’ survival following Kasai procedure

Characteristics

n (%); mean ± SD (normal range)

Gender

 Male

14 (54)

 Female

12 (46)

Age at diagnosis (days)

126 ± 77.9

Biliary atresia type

 Type 1

0

 Type 2a

6 (23)

 Type 2b

2 (8)

 Type 3

18 (69)

Pre-operative body weight (kg)

5.5 ± 2.4

Pre-operative laboratory findings

 Total bilirubin (mg/dL)

10.8 ± 5.4 (≤ 1.0)

 Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)

8.4 ± 2.7 (0–0.2)

 Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (U/L)

140 ± 75.1 (≤ 41)

 Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (U/L)

231.7 ± 98.0 (≤ 40)

 Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) (U/L)

568.5 ± 249.8 (≤ 462)

 Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) (U/L)

544.4 ± 341.9 (7–64)

 Albumin (g/dL)

3.3 ± 0.6 (3.9–4.9)

 International normalized ratio (INR)

1.9 ± 1.6 (0.9–1.1)

 White blood cells (×103/μL)

13.9 ± 8.3 (4.5–13.5)

  Neutrophil (%)

41.0 ± 14.1 (35.0–65.0)

  Lymphocyte (%)

42.5 ± 19.4 (23.0–53.0)

Pre-operative portal hypertension features

 Esophageal varices

3 (12)

 Splenomegaly

10 (38)

 Platelet (×103/μL)

315.4 ± 176.8 (150–450)

 Ascites

15 (58)

Age at Kasai procedure performed (days)

 < 60

2 (8)

 ≥ 60

24 (92)

Histopathological findings of liver biopsy

 Liver cirrhosis

11 (42)

 Non-liver cirrhosis

15 (58)

Sonography findings

 Undetectable gallbladder

11 (42)

 Triangular cord sign

5 (19)

Outcomes

 Survived

15 (58)

 Died

11 (42)

Cause of death

 Septic shock

2 (18)

 Pulmonary edema

2 (18)

 Hemorrhagic shock

1 (9)

 Aspiration pneumonia

2 (18)

 Hepatopulmonary syndrome

1 (9)

 Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

3 (27)

Characteristics

Liver transplant score

p value

OR (95% CI)

< 8

≥ 8

Gender

 Male

6

8

0.23

2.7 (0.5–13.2)

 Female

8

4

  

Age at Kasai procedure performed (days)

 ≥ 60

12

12

0.31

5.0 (0.2–115.1)

 < 60

2

0