<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the
risk factors for biliary
complications of
liver transplantation from donation after
cardiac death (DCD).</p><p><b>
METHODS</b>Clinical data of 109
patients undergoing
liver transplantation from DCD in First Affiliated
Hospital of Zhejiang
University School of
Medicine from October 2010 to October 2013 were studied retrospectively. The
risk factors of biliary
complications following DCD
liver transplantation were analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Twenty-four (22%)
patients developed biliary
complications after DCD
liver transplantation. Univariate
analysis showed that biliary
complications were associated with
warm ischemia time (P<0.001) and length of ICU stay (P=0.013), but not associated with ABO
blood types match (P>0.05).
Administration of inotropic agents and
fatty liver increased the trend of biliary
complications.
Multivariate analysis demonstrated that
warm ischemia time and length of ICU stay were independent
risk factors for predicting biliary
complications.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>
Warm ischemia time and days of ICU stay are independent
risk factors for predicting biliary
complications after DCD
liver transplantation.</p>