Impact of Willingness to Accept Hepatitis C Seropositive Kidneys Among Hepatitis C RNA-Positive Waitlisted Patients

Autor: John P. McVicar, Chandrasekar Santhanakrishnan, Junichiro Sageshima, Angelo M. de Mattos, Christoph Troppmann, Richard V Perez
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Male
Kidney Disease
Hepatitis c rna
Hepacivirus
030230 surgery
Kidney
Medical and Health Sciences
Hepatitis
Kidney Failure
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Viral
Chronic
Kidney transplantation
Liver Disease
Graft Survival
virus diseases
Hepatitis C
Middle Aged
Original Clinical Science—General
Allografts
Survival Rate
Infectious Diseases
RNA
Viral

Female
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
medicine.medical_specialty
Waiting Lists
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
Renal and urogenital
Donor Selection
03 medical and health sciences
Hepatitis - C
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Survival rate
Retrospective Studies
Transplantation
business.industry
Retrospective cohort study
Organ Transplantation
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
medicine.disease
Kidney Transplantation
Transplant Recipients
digestive system diseases
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Good Health and Well Being
RNA
Kidney Failure
Chronic

Surgery
Graft survival
Willingness to accept
Digestive Diseases
business
Zdroj: Transplantation
Transplantation, vol 102, iss 7
ISSN: 0041-1337
DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000002096
Popis: BACKGROUND: Kidney transplantation from hepatitis C seropositive (HCV+) donors may benefit hepatitis C RNA-positive (RNA+) candidates, but it is unclear how the willingness to be listed for and accept such kidneys affects waitlist and transplant outcomes. METHODS: In a single-center retrospective analysis, HCV+ transplant candidates (N = 169) listed from March 2004 to February 2015 were evaluated. All RNA+ candidates were offered the option to be listed for HCV+ donors. RNA− candidates were listed only for HCV− donors. RESULTS: Fifty-seven patients (51% of all RNA+ transplant candidates) willing to accept HCV+ donors were listed for both HCV+ and HCV− donor kidneys. During 6-year follow up, 43 (75%) of 57 patients accepting HCV+ versus 19 (35%) of 55 patients not accepting HCV+ received a deceased donor kidney transplant (P < 0.0001). Multivariable analysis demonstrated that willingness to be listed for and accept HCV+ kidneys was associated with receiving deceased donor kidney transplant (P = 0.0016). Fewer patients accepting HCV+ donors (7 [12%] vs 16 [29%]) were removed from the list due to death or deteriorated medical condition (P = 0.0117). Posttransplant patient and graft survival rates were not significantly different. Overall patient survival since the listing (combined waitlist and posttransplant survival) was similar among the groups. CONCLUSIONS: HCV RNA+ candidates had better access to transplantation and similar overall survival before the era of widespread use of direct-acting anti-HCV agents.
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