Impact of early reoperation following living-donor liver transplantation on graft survival.

BACKGROUND: The reoperation rate remains high after liver transplantation and the impact of reoperation on graft and recipient outcome is unclear. The aim of our study is to evaluate the impact of early reoperation following living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) on graft and recipient survival....

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Main Authors: Yoshikuni Kawaguchi, Yasuhiko Sugawara, Nobuhisa Akamatsu, Junichi Kaneko, Tsuyoshi Hamada, Tomohiro Tanaka, Takeaki Ishizawa, Sumihito Tamura, Taku Aoki, Yoshihiro Sakamoto, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Norihiro Kokudo
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
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author Yoshikuni Kawaguchi
Yasuhiko Sugawara
Nobuhisa Akamatsu
Junichi Kaneko
Tsuyoshi Hamada
Tomohiro Tanaka
Takeaki Ishizawa
Sumihito Tamura
Taku Aoki
Yoshihiro Sakamoto
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Norihiro Kokudo
author_facet Yoshikuni Kawaguchi
Yasuhiko Sugawara
Nobuhisa Akamatsu
Junichi Kaneko
Tsuyoshi Hamada
Tomohiro Tanaka
Takeaki Ishizawa
Sumihito Tamura
Taku Aoki
Yoshihiro Sakamoto
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Norihiro Kokudo
author_sort Yoshikuni Kawaguchi
collection DOAJ
description BACKGROUND: The reoperation rate remains high after liver transplantation and the impact of reoperation on graft and recipient outcome is unclear. The aim of our study is to evaluate the impact of early reoperation following living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) on graft and recipient survival. METHODS: Recipients that underwent LDLT (n = 111) at the University of Tokyo Hospital between January 2007 and December 2012 were divided into two groups, a reoperation group (n = 27) and a non-reoperation group (n = 84), and case-control study was conducted. RESULTS: Early reoperation was performed in 27 recipients (24.3%). Mean time [standard deviation] from LDLT to reoperation was 10 [9.4] days. Female sex, Child-Pugh class C, Non-HCV etiology, fulminant hepatitis, and the amount of intraoperative fresh frozen plasma administered were identified as possibly predictive variables, among which females and the amount of FFP were identified as independent risk factors for early reoperation by multivariable analysis. The 3-, and 6- month graft survival rates were 88.9% (95%confidential intervals [CI], 70.7-96.4), and 85.2% (95%CI, 66.5-94.3), respectively, in the reoperation group (n = 27), and 95.2% (95%CI, 88.0-98.2), and 92.9% (95%CI, 85.0-96.8), respectively, in the non-reoperation group (n = 84) (the log-rank test, p = 0.31). The 12- and 36- month overall survival rates were 96.3% (95%CI, 77.9-99.5), and 88.3% (95%CI, 69.3-96.2), respectively, in the reoperation group, and 89.3% (95%CI, 80.7-94.3) and 88.0% (95%CI, 79.2-93.4), respectively, in the non-reoperation group (the log-rank test, p = 0.59). CONCLUSIONS: Observed graft survival for the recipients who underwent reoperation was lower compared to those who did not undergo reoperation, though the result was not significantly different. Recipient overall survival with reoperation was comparable to that without reoperation. The present findings enhance the importance of vigilant surveillance for postoperative complication and surgical rescue at an early postoperative stage in the LDLT setting.
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spelling doaj.art-5cb57dda62764239af39f06b6b0f178c2022-12-21T18:23:11ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-01911e10973110.1371/journal.pone.0109731Impact of early reoperation following living-donor liver transplantation on graft survival.Yoshikuni KawaguchiYasuhiko SugawaraNobuhisa AkamatsuJunichi KanekoTsuyoshi HamadaTomohiro TanakaTakeaki IshizawaSumihito TamuraTaku AokiYoshihiro SakamotoKiyoshi HasegawaNorihiro KokudoBACKGROUND: The reoperation rate remains high after liver transplantation and the impact of reoperation on graft and recipient outcome is unclear. The aim of our study is to evaluate the impact of early reoperation following living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) on graft and recipient survival. METHODS: Recipients that underwent LDLT (n = 111) at the University of Tokyo Hospital between January 2007 and December 2012 were divided into two groups, a reoperation group (n = 27) and a non-reoperation group (n = 84), and case-control study was conducted. RESULTS: Early reoperation was performed in 27 recipients (24.3%). Mean time [standard deviation] from LDLT to reoperation was 10 [9.4] days. Female sex, Child-Pugh class C, Non-HCV etiology, fulminant hepatitis, and the amount of intraoperative fresh frozen plasma administered were identified as possibly predictive variables, among which females and the amount of FFP were identified as independent risk factors for early reoperation by multivariable analysis. The 3-, and 6- month graft survival rates were 88.9% (95%confidential intervals [CI], 70.7-96.4), and 85.2% (95%CI, 66.5-94.3), respectively, in the reoperation group (n = 27), and 95.2% (95%CI, 88.0-98.2), and 92.9% (95%CI, 85.0-96.8), respectively, in the non-reoperation group (n = 84) (the log-rank test, p = 0.31). The 12- and 36- month overall survival rates were 96.3% (95%CI, 77.9-99.5), and 88.3% (95%CI, 69.3-96.2), respectively, in the reoperation group, and 89.3% (95%CI, 80.7-94.3) and 88.0% (95%CI, 79.2-93.4), respectively, in the non-reoperation group (the log-rank test, p = 0.59). CONCLUSIONS: Observed graft survival for the recipients who underwent reoperation was lower compared to those who did not undergo reoperation, though the result was not significantly different. Recipient overall survival with reoperation was comparable to that without reoperation. The present findings enhance the importance of vigilant surveillance for postoperative complication and surgical rescue at an early postoperative stage in the LDLT setting.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4232253?pdf=render
spellingShingle Yoshikuni Kawaguchi
Yasuhiko Sugawara
Nobuhisa Akamatsu
Junichi Kaneko
Tsuyoshi Hamada
Tomohiro Tanaka
Takeaki Ishizawa
Sumihito Tamura
Taku Aoki
Yoshihiro Sakamoto
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Norihiro Kokudo
Impact of early reoperation following living-donor liver transplantation on graft survival.
PLoS ONE
title Impact of early reoperation following living-donor liver transplantation on graft survival.
title_full Impact of early reoperation following living-donor liver transplantation on graft survival.
title_fullStr Impact of early reoperation following living-donor liver transplantation on graft survival.
title_full_unstemmed Impact of early reoperation following living-donor liver transplantation on graft survival.
title_short Impact of early reoperation following living-donor liver transplantation on graft survival.
title_sort impact of early reoperation following living donor liver transplantation on graft survival
url http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4232253?pdf=render
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