High mortality in orthotopic liver transplant recipients who require hemodialysis.
Τίτλος | High mortality in orthotopic liver transplant recipients who require hemodialysis. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Zand, M. S., Orloff M. S., Abt P., Patel S., Tsoulfas G., Kashyap R., Jain A., Safadjou S., & Bozorgzadeh A. |
Journal | Clin Transplant |
Volume | 25 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 213-21 |
Date Published | 2011 Mar-Apr |
ISSN | 1399-0012 |
Λέξεις κλειδιά | Adult, Cohort Studies, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Graft Rejection, Humans, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Kidney Transplantation, Liver Transplantation, Male, Middle Aged, Renal Dialysis, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Survival Rate |
Abstract | Acute renal failure is a significant risk factor for death in patients with liver failure. The goal of this study was to analyze the impact of peri-transplant dialysis on the long-term mortality of liver transplant recipients. We performed a single-center, retrospective cohort study of 743 adult liver transplants; patients who received first liver transplants were divided into four groups: those who received more than one dialysis treatment (hemodialysis [HD], continuous veno-venous hemodialysis [CVVH]) pre-orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), post OLT, pre- and post OLT, and those not dialyzed. There was no statistically significant difference in the mean survival time for patients who were not dialyzed or dialyzed only pre-OLT. Mean survival times were markedly reduced in patients dialyzed post OLT or both pre- and post OLT compared with those never dialyzed. Mortality risk in a Cox proportional hazards model correlated with hemodialysis post OLT, intra-operative vasopressin or neosynephrine, donor age >50 yr, Cr >1.5 mg/dL at transplant, and need for subsequent retransplant. Risk of post-OLT dialysis was correlated with pre-OLT dialysis, intra-operative levophed, pre-OLT diabetes, African American race, pre-OLT Cr >1.5, and male gender. We conclude that renal failure requiring hemodialysis post liver transplant, irrespective of pre-transplant dialysis status, is a profound risk factor for death in liver transplant recipients. |
DOI | 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2010.01238.x |
Alternate Journal | Clin Transplant |
PubMed ID | 20331690 |