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Observational studyBMC gastroenterology2014

Comparable outcome of liver transplantation with histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate vs. University of Wisconsin preservation solution: a retrospective observational double-center trial.

Alexander Kaltenborn, Jill Gwiasda, Volker Amelung, Christian Krauth, Frank Lehner, Felix Braun, Jürgen Klempnauer, Benedikt Reichert, Harald Schrem

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Observational study in BMC gastroenterology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Liver Transplantation in Recipients With a Positive Crossmatch: A Retrospective Single-Center Match-Pair Analysis.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Alexander KaltenbornDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str, 1, Hannover 30625, Germany. alexander.kaltenborn@gmail.com.
Jill Gwiasda
Volker Amelung
Christian Krauth
Frank Lehner
Felix Braun
Jürgen Klempnauer
Benedikt Reichert
Harald Schrem

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe question of whether the choice of preservation solution affects outcome after liver transplantation is still not satisfactorily answered. The purpose of this study is to examine the preservation solutions' impact on outcome after liver transplantation.

methodsA double-center retrospective study of short- and long-term results of 3134 consecutive liver transplantations with follow-up periods up to 23 years was performed applying multivariate, risk-adjusted analyses with a subset for living-donor transplants, pediatric transplants and cases with prolonged cold ischemic times. An additional focus was put on biliary complications. The primary study endpoints were short- and long-term patient survival and death-censored graft survival. Secondary study endpoints were the occurrence of post-transplant complications, the necessity of operative revisions, the length of hospital stay, and the length of intensive care unit stay.

resultsAlthough long-term graft survival appears to be increased by Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate-use (p = 0.018), this effect could not be confirmed in risk-adjusted analysis (p = 0.641). Multivariate regression analysis revealed that 3-month mortality (p = 0.120), 3-month graft survival (p = 0.103) and long-term patient survival (p = 0.235) were not influenced by the choice of preservation solution. There was no difference in the occurrence of common complications or necessity of operative revisions after liver transplantation. This was confirmed in subgroup analyses for living donor and pediatric transplantation and cases with prolonged cold ischemic time. Analysis of the preservation solutions' impact on length of hospital (p = 0.113) and intensive care unit stay (p = 0.481) revealed no significant difference.

conclusionsUniversity of Wisconsin and Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate solutions are clinically equivalent. Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate solution could have an economically superior profile. The notion that the choice of preservation solution can have an impact on the onset of biliary complications after liver transplantation remains a matter of controversy.

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Graft SurvivalLiverAdenosineAdolescentAdultAgedAllopurinolChildChild, PreschoolCold IschemiaFemaleGlucoseGlutathioneHumansInfantInfant, NewbornAdenosineAllopurinolBretschneider cardioplegic solutionGlucoseGlutathioneInsulinMannitolOrgan Preservation SolutionsPotassium ChlorideProcaineRaffinoseUniversity of Wisconsin-lactobionate solution

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PMID25263587
PMCPMC4193146

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