Table 1

Patient characteristics

Patient characteristicsRYGB+AHAH only
Number of patients (%)153 (5.8)2481 (94.2)
Median age at admission, years (range)47.5 (20.6, 77.0)47.5 (20.3, 90.7)
Female gender (%)127 (83.0)883 (35.6)
BMI, kg/m2 (range)31.3 (15.1, 65.5)25.7 (10.8, 63.9)
Race:
 White (%)127 (85.2)2108 (89.0)
 Black/African (%)19 (12.8)143 (6.0)
 Native American/Alaskan (%)3 (2.0)93 (3.9)
Diabetes mellitus (%)2 (1.3)32 (1.3)
Hypertension (%)75 (49.0)1099 (44.3)
Coronary artery disease (%)1 (0.7)19 (0.8)
Hyperlipidemia (%)23 (15.0)443 (17.9)
Peripheral artery disease (%)1 (0.7)28 (1.1)
Median ICU length of stay, days (range)2.0 (0.0, 28.0)2.0 (0.0, 82.0)
Median overall length of stay, days (range)4.0 (1.0, 33.0)4.0 (1.0, 89.0)
Hepatic encephalopathy (%)20 (13.1)199 (8.0)
Ascites (%)100 (65.4)1570 (63.3)
Variceal haemorrhage (%)0 (0.0)25 (1.0)
Laboratory parameters – median (range)
 Haemoglobin, g/dL11.7 (4.2, 16.7)13.7 (2.8, 20.9)
 White blood cell count, 109 /L7.4 (1.0, 35.8)7.3 (0.0, 44 494.0)
 Platelet count, 109 /L167.0 (27.0, 678.0)155.0 (2.0, 633.0)
 Aspartate aminotransferase, U/L177.0 (22.0, 14 896.0)170.0 (8.0, 24 377.0)
 Alanine aminotransferase, U/L82.5 (17.0, 4232.0)94.0 (7.0, 15 552.0)
 Total bilirubin, mg/dL1.7 (0.2, 33.7)1.4 (0.1, 51.1)
 Sodium, mMol/L135.0 (111.0, 149.0)136.0 (104.0, 155.0)
 Creatinine, mg/dL0.7 (0.3, 13.0)0.8 (0.3, 16.2)
 International normalised ratio, INR1.2 (0.8, 8.4)1.1 (0.8, 9.3)
 Total protein, mg/dL7.0 (3.6, 10.0)7.5 (0.0, 10.8)
 Albumin, g/dL3.2 (1.0, 10.0)3.7 (0.5, 12.0)
 Phosphorus, mg/dL2.6 (0.5, 8.6)2.7 (0.2, 12.7)
Median Model for End Stage Liver Disease, MELD-Na (range)15.1 (6.4, 48.2)10.9 (6.4, 53.9)
MELD-Na>20, N (%)35 (32.1)317 (19.9)
Steroid use (%)10 (6.5)187 (7.5)
Endotracheal intubation (%)4 (2.6)166 (6.7)
Renal replacement therapy (%)11 (7.2)108 (4.4)
  • BMI, body mass index; ICU, Intensive Care Unit; MELD-Na, Model for End Stage Liver Disease - Sodium

  • AH, alcohol-associated hepatitis; RYGB, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.