Research Article

BAR Score Performance in Predicting Survival after Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate analysis of variables associated with survival after LDLT.

Variables3-month survival analysis1-year survival analysis5-year survival analysis
SurvivalUnivariate analysisCox regression modelSurvivalUnivariate analysisCox regression modelSurvivalUnivariate analysisCox regression model
Yes/no 130/16 valueORCI (95%) valueYes/no 115/31 valueORCI (95%) valueYes/no 105/41 valueORCI (95%) value

Sex
 Males78/90.29169/190.70363/240.952
 Females52/746/1242/17
HCC
 No101/80.54092/170.81593/160.720
 Yes29/823/1412/25
WIT
 < 45 min46/40.94437/90.62731/150.132
 ≥ 45 min84/1278/2274/26
GRWR
 0.8–168/120.88864/160.77660/200.773
 > 1.062/451/1545/21
TOT
 < 12 hour82/40.0017.342.06–26.230.00275/110.0083.371.6–7.20.00469/170.0092.661.42–5.00.056
 ≥ 12 hour48/1240/2036/24
Blood transfusion
 < 6 units116/50.0401.310.47–3.650.601102/190.55993/280.284
 ≥ 6 units14/1113/1212/13
ICU stay
 < 10 days74/70.0461.120.32–3.980.86061/150.15660/210.349
 ≥ 10 days56/954/1645/20
Total hospital stay
 < 1 month103/150.32727/60.71984/340.864
 ≥ 1 month27/1119/1019/7
BAR score
 < 10115/8<0.00016.352.28–17.68<0.0001101/220.0013.211.46–7.080.00193/300.0022.831.40–5.70.044
 ≥ 1015/814/912/11

HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; WIT, warm ischemia time; GRWR, graft recipient weight ratio; TOT, total operative time; ICU, intensive care unit; BAR, balance of risk; indicates statistically significant value.