Retransplantation for hepatic artery complications after orthotopic liver transplantation / 中华外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Surgery
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(12): 1895-1898, 2008.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-275925
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the efficacy and timing of re-transplantation for hepatic artery complications after orthotopic liver transplantation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Between December 2003 and December 2006, the clinical data of 13 patients diagnosed as hepatic artery complications after liver transplantation were retrospectively analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There were no significant difference in duration of operation and anhepatic phase between the initial transplantation and the second transplantation (P = 0.291, P = 0.312). However, intra-operative blood loss [(3.1 +/- 1.1) L vs. (1.5 +/- 0.9) L, P = 0.005] and intensive care unit stays [(4.3 +/- 1.8) d vs. (3.2 +/- 2.5) d, P = 0.015] were significantly increased in the re-transplant patients. No perioperative mortality occurred. The postoperative mortality of liver re-transplantation was 38.5% (5/13) including acute renal failure in two patients, severe infection in two and heart infarction in one. The other 8 patients were followed from 6 months to 51 months, with a median survival time of 22.5 months.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Liver re-transplantation is the only viable option for patients with irreversible graft dysfunction secondary to hepatic artery complications after liver transplantation. Proper indication and optimum time of re-transplantation, reasonable individual immunosuppression regime and effective perioperative care program contribute to the increase of the survival rate of the patients performed liver re-transplantation.</p>
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Main subject:
Postoperative Complications
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Reoperation
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General Surgery
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Feasibility Studies
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Liver Transplantation
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Hepatic Artery
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Surgery
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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