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Effect of graft steatosis on liver function and organ survival after liver transplantation. 2008

Martin K Angele, and Markus Rentsch, and Wolfgang H Hartl, and Benedikt Wittmann, and Christian Graeb, and Karl Walter Jauch, and Florian Loehe
Department of Surgery, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, D-81377 Munich, Germany.

BACKGROUND It was the aim to determine the effect of graft steatosis on intraoperative organ blood flow, postoperative liver function, and organ survival. METHODS A total of 225 consecutive liver transplants were reviewed. Liver blood flow, hepatic function (AST, ALT, prothrombin time), and organ survival were determined. Donor liver grafts were categorized into 2 subgroups: mild (<30%) (n = 175) and moderate to severe (>/=30%) (n = 50) macrovesicular steatosis. RESULTS Moderate to severe steatosis was associated with significantly increased AST and ALT levels and significantly diminished prothrombin time on the first and second postoperative day. By day 7 differences in liver function were no longer evident. Organ blood flow was not affected by steatosis. After adjustment for potential confounders, organ survival did not depend on the degree of donor steatosis (5-year-survival rates: 68% and 58% with steatosis <30%, or >/= 30%, respectively) (hazard ratio .754, confidence interval .458-1.242, P = .268). CONCLUSIONS Steatotic livers can be transplanted safely with good results for long-term organ survival if other contraindications are absent.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007150 Immunohistochemistry Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents. Immunocytochemistry,Immunogold Techniques,Immunogold-Silver Techniques,Immunohistocytochemistry,Immunolabeling Techniques,Immunogold Technics,Immunogold-Silver Technics,Immunolabeling Technics,Immunogold Silver Technics,Immunogold Silver Techniques,Immunogold Technic,Immunogold Technique,Immunogold-Silver Technic,Immunogold-Silver Technique,Immunolabeling Technic,Immunolabeling Technique,Technic, Immunogold,Technic, Immunogold-Silver,Technic, Immunolabeling,Technics, Immunogold,Technics, Immunogold-Silver,Technics, Immunolabeling,Technique, Immunogold,Technique, Immunogold-Silver,Technique, Immunolabeling,Techniques, Immunogold,Techniques, Immunogold-Silver,Techniques, Immunolabeling
D008102 Liver Circulation The circulation of BLOOD through the LIVER. Hepatic Circulation,Circulation, Liver,Circulation, Hepatic
D008111 Liver Function Tests Blood tests that are used to evaluate how well a patient's liver is working and also to help diagnose liver conditions. Function Test, Liver,Function Tests, Liver,Liver Function Test,Test, Liver Function,Tests, Liver Function
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D011336 Probability The study of chance processes or the relative frequency characterizing a chance process. Probabilities
D005234 Fatty Liver Lipid infiltration of the hepatic parenchymal cells resulting in a yellow-colored liver. The abnormal lipid accumulation is usually in the form of TRIGLYCERIDES, either as a single large droplet or multiple small droplets. Fatty liver is caused by an imbalance in the metabolism of FATTY ACIDS. Liver Steatosis,Steatohepatitis,Steatosis of Liver,Visceral Steatosis,Liver Steatoses,Liver, Fatty,Steatohepatitides,Steatoses, Liver,Steatoses, Visceral,Steatosis, Liver,Steatosis, Visceral,Visceral Steatoses
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup

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