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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2024

Adult-to-adult right lobe graft living donor liver transplantation for acute-on-chronic liver failure: a single-centre retrospective study in Vietnam.

Quang V Vu, Thanh V Le, Hieu T Le, Anh H N Nguyen, Duy T Nguyen

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2024. 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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Quang V VuDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Institute of Digestive Surgery, 108 Military Central Hospital.
Thanh V LeDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Institute of Digestive Surgery, 108 Military Central Hospital.
Hieu T LeDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Institute of Digestive Surgery, 108 Military Central Hospital.
Anh H N NguyenDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Institute of Digestive Surgery, 108 Military Central Hospital.
Duy T NguyenCollege of Health Sciences, VinUniversity, Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Introduction: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) has a high mortality rate, and liver transplantation is considered a definite treatment for patients with this condition. This study aims to evaluate the outcomes of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in ACLF patients in a single centre in a lower middle-income country, Vietnam. Materials and methods: This was a retrospective study at the 108 Military Central Hospital (Hanoi, Vietnam), enroling 51 patients diagnosed with ACLF based on Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) criteria who underwent LDLT with a right lobe graft from December 2019 to December 2022. The authors utilize the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) and APASL ACLF Research Consortium (AARC) scores to evaluate and stratify the severity of ACLF. Results: The average age of all patients was 47.27±13.61, with 88.24% being male. The average BMI was 22.78±2.61. The most common underlying liver disease was chronic viral hepatitis B (88.2%). The average MELD score of the patients was 34.90±5.61, with 33.3% having MELD score greater than or equal to 40. In terms of ACLF severity, five patients (9.8%) had grade I ACLF, 35 patients (68.6%) had grade II ACLF, and 11 patients (21.6%) had grade III ACLF. The average AARC score was 9.43±1.68. The duration of treatment in the ICU was 8.59±7.27 days, and the length of hospital stay was 28.02±13.45 days. The most common post-transplant complication was biliary complication (19.61%). Death occurred in 7 patients (13.7%). The survival rates at 6 months, 1 year, and 3 years were 84%, 81.7%, and 81.7%, respectively. Conclusion: Living donor liver transplantation for ACLF patients is safe and has a high post-transplant survival rate. Multidisciplinary care before, during, and after surgery, and the decision to do a liver transplant early, is essential in saving the lives of ACLF patients.

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Acute-on-chronic liver failurechronic hepatitis Bliver transplantliving donor liver transplantation

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PMID38463078
PMCPMC10923391

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