Retrospective Analysis of Risk Factors and Surgical Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients.

Ann Transplant · 2026 · PMC13050130 · PMID 41913449

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Lower GRWR demonstrated a strong trend toward increased risk of postoperative biliary strictures (OR=0.22, P =0.065), and the use of external biliary drainage (EBD) was associated with a 69% reduction in odds of stricture (OR=0.31, P =0.007).

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Our analysis showed EBD was associated with lower rates of biliary leakage and biliary stricture, and although these associations did not reach statistical significance, they suggest that EBD may contribute to lowering the risk of postoperative biliary complications.

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Several variables showed a trend toward significance.

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