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- Title
Improvement of renal function prior to liver transplantation is not associated with better long-term renal outcome or survival.
- Authors
Horvatits, Thomas; Hübener, Peter; Touma, Marcel; Horvatits, Karoline; Fischer, Lutz; Lohse, Ansgar W.; Sterneck, Martina
- Abstract
Introduction and objectives: Since MELD implementation renal impairment in liver transplant (LT) recipients has become of increasing importance. This is the first study evaluating the course of renal function immediately prior to LT as predictor for long-term renal and overall outcome. Patients and methods: In this retrospective study, 226 adults undergoing LT at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (2011-2015) were included. The impact of renal function over a period of 3 months prior to LT compared to renal function at the day of LT on long-term renal outcome and survival was assessed. Results: According to GFR at day of LT renal function improved (≥1 CKD stage) in 64 patients (28%), remained stable in 144 (64%) or deteriorated in 18 (8%). Improvement of renal function prior to LT did neither signifi- cantly affect 90-day (13% vs. 14%, p = 0.83), nor 5-year post-LT mortality (35% vs. 41%, p = 0.57). 50 patients (22%) with hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) received terlipressin prior to LT, but only 18 (37%) showed prolonged stabilization of renal function (improvement ≥1 CKD stage). Response to terlipressin did neither improve 90-day (p=1), 5-year mortality (p = 0.52) nor long-term renal function (p = 0.843). Nevertheless, need for dialysis pre-LT (59% vs. 34%, p = 0.005) and post-LT (62% vs. 17%, p<0.001) was associated with increased 5-year mortality. Conclusions: Improvement of renal function immediately prior to LT, either spontaneously or following terlipressin therapy, did neither ameliorate long-term renal outcome nor survival in LT recipients. Future studies need to clarify the impact of terlipressin in HRS on the transplant waiting time in LT candidates
- Subjects
UNIVERSITATSKLINIKUM Hamburg-Eppendorf; KIDNEY physiology; TRANSPLANTATION of organs, tissues, etc.; LIVER transplantation; SURVIVAL rate; KIDNEY transplantation; HEPATORENAL syndrome; ACADEMIC medical centers
- Publication
Annals of Hepatology: Official Journal of the Mexican Association of Hepatology, 2021, Vol 26, p1
- ISSN
1665-2681
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.aohep.2021.100559