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Table 6 Prognostic factors according to multiple variable analysis for disease-free survival of patients undergoing transplantation

From: Analysis of the survival of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and indications for liver transplantation or hepatic resection

Characteristic

Hazard Ratio (IC95%)

p

Liver transplantation

  

Preoperative alpha fetoprotein

1.002 (1.001–1.004)

0.006

Downstaging

2.51 (0.43–14.55)

0.304

Cold ischemia (minutes)

41.20 (6.30-269.39)

< 0.001

Rescue transplantation

1.01*1025(2.98*1012-3.41*1037)

< 0.001

Time on liver transplant list

1.01 (1.00-1.01)

0.007

Hepatic resection

  

Age (years)

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

0.206

BMI (kg/m2)

0.945 (0.895–0.998)

0.044

Intraoperative red blood cell transfusion

1.02 (0.88–1.18)

0.799

Preoperative chemoembolization

2.16 (0.85–5.43)

0.104

Pretreatment alpha-fetoprotein

1.00005 (1.0003–1.00007)

< 0.001

Within radiological Milan criteria

0.93 (0.57–1.53)

0.78

  1. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; LT: liver transplant