Liver retransplants using living donors: An approach for management.

Hasan Al Harakeh, Christopher Hughes, Amit Tevar, Vikram Gunabushanam, Eishan Ashwat, Hao Liu, Abhinav Humar

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Article in Liver research (Beijing, China), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hasan Al HarakehStarzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Christopher HughesStarzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Amit TevarStarzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Vikram GunabushanamStarzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Eishan AshwatStarzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Hao LiuStarzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Abhinav HumarStarzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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Background and aims: Many centers do not offer living donor transplants for patients in need of a liver retransplant. We aimed to study our liver retransplant outcomes using living donors and compared them with those of retransplants performed using deceased donors. Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed all retransplants performed at our center between 2009 and 2023, and outcomes of living donor retransplants were compared with deceased donor retransplants using standard statistical tests. Results: Between January 2009 and March 2023, a total of 77 retransplants, 60 with deceased donors and 17 with living donors, were performed. Important demographic differences between the two groups included a higher model for end-stage liver disease score in the deceased donor group (32.1 ± 6.1 Conclusions: Living donors can provide acceptable outcomes for those in need of a retransplant, with results comparable to those seen with deceased donors. A systematic approach to the patient in the pre-, peri-, and post-transplantation period is important in these complicated cases.

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ComplicationsDeceased donorLiver retransplantLiving donor liver transplantOutcomes

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PMID39958381

DOI10.1016/j.livres.2023.09.003

PMCPMC11791900

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