The Benefit of Sirolimus Maintenance Immunosuppression and Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin Induction in Liver Transplant Recipients That Develop Acute Kidney Injury in the Early Postoperative Period

Autor: Benjamin T. Duhart, Winston A. Ally, Amy G. Krauss, Joanna Q. Hudson, James D. Eason, Vinaya Rao, Jason M. Vanatta
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Transplantation, Vol 2015 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-0007
2090-0015
DOI: 10.1155/2015/926168
Popis: Published data are limited describing renal outcomes in orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) recipients prescribed sirolimus (SRL) maintenance immunosuppression (MIS) and rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) induction. We investigated whether SRL MIS and rATG induction facilitated recovery of acute kidney injury in the early postoperative period. This retrospective descriptive study screened 308 consecutive OLTs performed between 2006 and 2009. All patients received rATG induction with steroid avoidance. MIS consisted of SRL or TAC with mycophenolate mofetil. A total of 197 patients were included: 168 (85%) received TAC and 29 (15%) received SRL for a median of 365 days. Demographics were similar between groups except for a higher incidence of pretransplant renal dysfunction in the SRL recipients (SRL 59% versus TAC 21%; P
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