Good post-transplant outcomes using liver donors after circulatory death when applying strict selection criteria: A propensity-score matched-cohort study.

Autor: Fernández-de la Varga M; Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: margafvarga@gmail.com., Del Pozo-Del Valle P; Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain., Béjar-Serrano S; Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain., López-Andújar R; Department of Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery and Transplantation Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain; University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Liver and Digestive Diseases Networking Biomedical Research Centre (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; IIS La Fe, Valencia, Spain., Berenguer M; Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain; University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Liver and Digestive Diseases Networking Biomedical Research Centre (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; IIS La Fe, Valencia, Spain., Prieto M; Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain; Liver and Digestive Diseases Networking Biomedical Research Centre (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; IIS La Fe, Valencia, Spain., Montalvá E; Department of Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery and Transplantation Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain; University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Liver and Digestive Diseases Networking Biomedical Research Centre (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; IIS La Fe, Valencia, Spain., Aguilera V; Hepatology and Liver Transplantation Unit, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain; University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Liver and Digestive Diseases Networking Biomedical Research Centre (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; IIS La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Annals of hepatology [Ann Hepatol] 2022 Sep-Oct; Vol. 27 (5), pp. 100724. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 25.
DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2022.100724
Abstrakt: Introduction and Objectives: Outcomes of liver transplantation (LT) with donors after circulatory death (DCD) have been considered suboptimal due to higher rates of ischemic cholangiopathy, especially when the super-rapid recovery (SRR) technique is used. This study aimed to compare the incidence of complications between recipients receiving DCD vs those receiving donors after brain death (DBD) in a large-volume liver transplant centre.
Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study (LT from January 2015 to December 2018) comparing recipients who underwent a LT with DCD vs. a control group of LT with DBD, matched 1:1 without replacement by propensity score matching that included the following variables: LT indication, recipient sex and age, donor age and MELD score.
Results: 51 recipients with DCD-LT (29 SRR, 22 normothermic regional perfusion [NRP]) were matched with 51 DBD-LT recipients. Biliary complications were more frequent in DCD, 10% (n=5), all with SRR technique, vs 2% (n=1) in the DBD group, p=0.2. Two patients (4%) suffered primary graft non-function in the DCD group (1 SRR and 1 NRP) versus zero in the DBD group (p=0.49). Postoperative bleeding and reinterventions were also higher in the DCD group: 7 (13.7%) vs 1 (1.95%) and 8 (15.7%) vs 2 (3.9%) respectively (p=0.06 and 0.09). On the 1 st  postoperative day AST/ALT peak was higher in DCD (p≤0001). The incidence of rejection, vascular complications, renal injury, hospital stay, and readmissions were similar in both groups. Cumulative 1-, 2-, 3- and 4-year graft and patient survival were also similar.
Conclusions: DCD donors are an adequate option to increase the donor pool in LT, achieving similar graft and patient survival rates to those achieved with DBD donors, especially when the NRP technique is used.
Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest None.
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Databáze: MEDLINE