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– A five‑variable clinical model predicted acute kidney injury (AKI) within 48 hours of liver transplantation (LT) with AUCs of 0.760 (development) and 0.759 (validation).
– Predictors in the final model: preoperative hepatic encephalopathy (HE), alcohol‑associated cirrhosis, preoperative albumin‑bilirubin (ALBI) score ≥ −1.78, operation time ≥560 minutes, and intraoperative fresh frozen plasma (FFP) transfusion volume (per 1,000 mL).
