Proposal for new selection criteria considering pre‐transplant muscularity and visceral adiposity in living donor liver transplantation

Autor: Yuhei Hamaguchi, Toshimi Kaido, Shinya Okumura, Atsushi Kobayashi, Hisaya Shirai, Siyuan Yao, Shintaro Yagi, Naoko Kamo, Hideaki Okajima, Shinji Uemoto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 246-254 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2190-6009
2190-5991
DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12276
Popis: Abstract Background The significance of pre‐operative body composition has recently attracted much attention in various diseases. However, cut‐off values for these parameters remain undetermined, and these factors are not currently included in selection criteria for recipients of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Methods Using computed tomography of 657 donors for LDLT, skeletal muscle mass, muscle quality, and visceral adiposity were evaluated by using skeletal muscle mass index (SMI), intramuscular adipose tissue content (IMAC), and visceral‐to‐subcutaneous adipose tissue area ratio (VSR). Sex‐specific cut‐offs for SMI, IMAC, and VSR were determined, and correlations with outcomes after LDLT in 277 recipients were examined with the aim of establishing new selection criteria for LDLT. Results On the basis of younger donor data, we determined sex‐specific cut‐off values for low SMI, high IMAC, and high VSR (mean ± 2 standard deviations). Patients with all three factors showed the lowest survival rate after LDLT (1 year survival rate, 41.2%; P
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