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Observational studyBiomolecules2022

Concurrent Change in Serum Cholinesterase Activity and Midregional-Proadrennomedullin Level Could Predict Patient Outcome following Liver Transplantation.

Sebastian O Decker, Albert Krüger, Henryk Wilk, Florian Uhle, Thomas Bruckner, Stefan Hofer, Markus A Weigand, Thorsten Brenner, Aleksandar R Zivkovic

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Observational study in Biomolecules, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Sebastian O DeckerDepartment of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3525-1155
Albert KrügerDepartment of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Henryk WilkDepartment of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Florian UhleDepartment of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8876-7430
Thomas BrucknerInstitute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Stefan HoferDepartment of Anesthesiology, Westpfalzklinikum, Kaiserslautern, Hellmut-Hartert-Straße 1, 67655 Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Markus A WeigandDepartment of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Thorsten BrennerDepartment of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Aleksandar R ZivkovicDepartment of Anesthesiology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAfter liver transplantation (LTX), patients are susceptible to opportunistic infections resulting in reduced outcomes within the early post-transplantation period. The postoperative monitoring of LTX patients has gained much importance in recent years. However, reliable plasmatic markers predicting 90-day outcomes are still lacking.

methodsIn the post hoc analysis of a prospective, observational study, butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), mid-regional proadrenomedullin (MR-proADM), as well as conventional inflammatory markers (procalcitonin, C-reactive protein) were evaluated in 93 patients at seven consecutive timepoints within the first 28 days following LTX.

resultsPersistently reduced activity of BChE and elevated MR-proADM levels indicated reduced 90-day survival following LTX. Furthermore, reduced BChE and increased MR-proADM activity could indicate early post-transplantation bacterial infections, whereas conventional inflammatory biomarkers showed no diagnostic efficacy within the observation period.

conclusionConcurrent assessment of BChE and MR-proADM activity might serve as a bedside diagnostic tool for early bacterial infections following liver transplantation. Thus, a combined utilization of the two biomarkers may be a useful tool in the risk evaluation of patients following liver transplantation.

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Liver TransplantationBiomarkersButyrylcholinesteraseC-Reactive ProteinHumansProspective StudiesBiomarkersButyrylcholinesteraseC-Reactive Proteinliver transplantationmid-regional proadrenomedullinoutcomepseudocholinesterase

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PMCPMC9312899

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