Infection patterns during the first year after adult liver transplantation: a retrospective analysis
Background : Infection is one of the most significant possible complications after liver transplantation (LT). This study identified patterns of infection and compared the characteristics of patients with and without infections during the first year after LT. Methods : This retrospective cohort stud...
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| author | Ji Seon Yun Jae Sim Jeong Sang-Oh Lee Shin Hwang |
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| description | Background : Infection is one of the most significant possible complications after liver transplantation (LT). This study identified patterns of infection and compared the characteristics of patients with and without infections during the first year after LT. Methods : This retrospective cohort study reviewed adult patients’ electronic medical records to identify infections occurring up to 1 year after LT. The criteria for identifying infections in the first year after LT were either a positive laboratory test or recorded clinical signs or symptoms meeting the accepted criteria for each infection. Results : The overall incidence of infection during the posttransplant year was 17.3%. The highest infection rate (8.2%) was identified in the first month after LT, with rates of 1.9% and 7.2% at 1–3 months and 3 months to 1 year after LT, respectively. Respiratory tract infections were the most common type of infection, and bacteria were the most common causal agents in the first month post-LT. Conclusions: It is difficult to compare the posttransplant incidence of infection in the present study with previous studies due to differences in study designs and definitions of infection. This study revealed that respiratory tract infections were the most common type of overall posttransplant infection, especially during the period from 3 months to 1 year after LT. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-09738c423e2f48e0933338c3649ae1942024-02-02T05:34:03ZengKorean Society for TransplantationKorean Journal of Transplantation2671-87902022-09-0136320321110.4285/kjt.22.0007kjt.22.0007Infection patterns during the first year after adult liver transplantation: a retrospective analysisJi Seon Yun0Jae Sim Jeong1Sang-Oh Lee2Shin Hwang3Department of Nursing, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Clinical Nursing, Graduate School of Industry, University of Ulsan, Ulsan, KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaDepartment of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaBackground : Infection is one of the most significant possible complications after liver transplantation (LT). This study identified patterns of infection and compared the characteristics of patients with and without infections during the first year after LT. Methods : This retrospective cohort study reviewed adult patients’ electronic medical records to identify infections occurring up to 1 year after LT. The criteria for identifying infections in the first year after LT were either a positive laboratory test or recorded clinical signs or symptoms meeting the accepted criteria for each infection. Results : The overall incidence of infection during the posttransplant year was 17.3%. The highest infection rate (8.2%) was identified in the first month after LT, with rates of 1.9% and 7.2% at 1–3 months and 3 months to 1 year after LT, respectively. Respiratory tract infections were the most common type of infection, and bacteria were the most common causal agents in the first month post-LT. Conclusions: It is difficult to compare the posttransplant incidence of infection in the present study with previous studies due to differences in study designs and definitions of infection. This study revealed that respiratory tract infections were the most common type of overall posttransplant infection, especially during the period from 3 months to 1 year after LT.http://journaleditor.inforang.com/journal/view.html?doi=10.4285/kjt.22.0007liver transplantation; infections; complications; morbidity; mortality |
| spellingShingle | Ji Seon Yun Jae Sim Jeong Sang-Oh Lee Shin Hwang Infection patterns during the first year after adult liver transplantation: a retrospective analysis Korean Journal of Transplantation liver transplantation; infections; complications; morbidity; mortality |
| title | Infection patterns during the first year after adult liver transplantation: a retrospective analysis |
| title_full | Infection patterns during the first year after adult liver transplantation: a retrospective analysis |
| title_fullStr | Infection patterns during the first year after adult liver transplantation: a retrospective analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Infection patterns during the first year after adult liver transplantation: a retrospective analysis |
| title_short | Infection patterns during the first year after adult liver transplantation: a retrospective analysis |
| title_sort | infection patterns during the first year after adult liver transplantation a retrospective analysis |
| topic | liver transplantation; infections; complications; morbidity; mortality |
| url | http://journaleditor.inforang.com/journal/view.html?doi=10.4285/kjt.22.0007 |
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