General characteristics of research participants (n=63)
| Variables | Patients, n (%) |
| Age (months)* | 16 (6–165) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 34 (54) |
| Female | 29 (46) |
| Body weight (kg)* | 8.7 (6.3–38) |
| History of growth failure | |
| Yes | 48 (76.2) |
| No | 15 (23.8) |
| Diagnosis | |
| Biliary atresia | 51 (80.9) |
| Caroli disease | 2 (3.2) |
| Alagille syndrome | 3 (4.8) |
| Choledochal cyst | 3 (4.8) |
| Autoimmune hepatitis | 1 (1.6) |
| Budd-Chiari syndrome | 1 (1.6) |
| Neonatal hepatitis | 1 (1.6) |
| Extrahepatic portal vein thrombosis | 1 (1.6) |
| History of surgery | |
| Yes | 9 (14.3) |
| No | 54 (85.7) |
| Donor | |
| Maternal | 33 (52.4) |
| Paternal | 26 (41.3) |
| Others (aunt/uncle) | 4 (6.3) |
| Donor age (years)* | 32 (21–55) |
| ABO incompatibility | |
| Yes | 2 (3.2) |
| No | 61 (96.8) |
| Donor macrosteatosis | |
| None (≤5%) | 47 (74.6) |
| Very mild (>5% to 15%) | 12 (19.0) |
| Mild (>15% to 30%) | 2 (3.17) |
| Moderate (>30% to 60%) | 2 (3.17) |
| Severe (>60%) | 0 |
| Billiary anastomosis | |
| 1 | 41 (65.1) |
| 2 | 22 (34.9) |
| Early relaparotomy | 15 (23.8) |
| PELD score* | 17 (6–36) |
| Surgery duration (min)* (n=60) | 720 (480–1440) |
| Blood loss (mL/kg body weight)* (n=58) | 81 (17–581) |
| Warm ischemic time (min)† (n=59) | 61±27 |
| Cold ischemic time (min)* (n=59) | 62 (19–273) |
*Data are presented with median (range).
†Data are presented with mean±SD.
PELD, pediatric end-stage liver disease; SD, standard deviation.