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ArticleMedicine2020

A nomogram for prediction of early allograft dysfunction in living donor liver transplantation.

Yu-Chen Ko, Hsin-I Tsai, Chao-Wei Lee, Jr-Rung Lin, Wei-Chen Lee, Huang-Ping Yu

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6 authors.

Yu-Chen KoDepartment of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.
Hsin-I TsaiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.
Chao-Wei LeeCollege of Medicine, Chang Gung University.
Jr-Rung LinClinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chang Gung University.
Wei-Chen LeeCollege of Medicine, Chang Gung University.
Huang-Ping YuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.ORCID 0000-0002-3030-0560

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Abstract

Liver transplantation is the treatment of choice for end-stage liver diseases. However, early allograft dysfunction (EAD) is frequently encountered and associated with graft loss or mortality after transplantation. This study aimed to establish a predictive model of EAD after living donor liver transplantation. A total of 77 liver transplants were recruited to the study. Multivariate analysis was utilized to identify significant risk factors for EAD. A nomogram was constructed according to the contributions of the risk factors. The predictive values were determined by discrimination and calibration methods. A cohort of 30 patients was recruited to validate this predictive model. Four independent risk factors, including donor age, intraoperative blood loss, preoperative alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and reperfusion total bilirubin, were identified and used to build the nomogram. The c-statistics of the primary cohort and the validation group were 0.846 and 0.767, respectively. The calibration curves for the probability of EAD presented an acceptable agreement between the prediction by the nomogram and the actual incidence. In conclusion, the study developed a new nomogram for predicting the risk of EAD following living donor liver transplantation. This model may help clinicians to determine individual risk of EAD following living donor liver transplantation.

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Living DonorsNomogramsAdultAge FactorsAlanine TransaminaseBilirubinBiomarkersBlood Loss, SurgicalFemaleHumansLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedPrimary Graft DysfunctionRisk FactorsTransplantation, HomologousAlanine TransaminaseBilirubinBiomarkers

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PMCPMC7571974

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