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The Impact of Implantation Time During Liver Transplantation on Outcome: A Eurotransplant Cohort Study

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Background The liver graft quickly rewarms during transplantation when the vascular anastomoses are being performed, potentially impacting on outcomes. Methods We investigated the relationship between implantation time and outcome in… Click to show full abstract

Background The liver graft quickly rewarms during transplantation when the vascular anastomoses are being performed, potentially impacting on outcomes. Methods We investigated the relationship between implantation time and outcome in 5223 recipients of deceased-donor livers transplanted in Eurotransplant (2004-2013). Cox regression analyses were corrected for donor, preservation, and recipient variables. Transplant loss represents all-cause graft failure. Results Median implantation time was 41 minutes (interquartile range, 34-51). Implantation time independently associated with transplant loss (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.04 for every 10-minute increase; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.07; P = 0.007). The magnitude of the implantation time effect was comparable to the effect of each additional hour of cold ischemia (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.03; 95% confidence interval, 1.02-1.05; P < 0.001). The effect was most pronounced early posttransplant with no evidence of a significant effect beyond 3 months. A similar detrimental effect of implantation time was seen for graft and patient survivals. The increased risk for transplant loss in livers donated after circulatory determination of death could be attributed to donor warm ischemia time. Conclusions Implantation time associates with inferior liver transplant outcome in a continuous way. These findings need confirmation and further study of confounding factors is needed so steps toward improving outcomes can be made.

Keywords: time; study; effect; implantation time; transplantation

Journal Title: Transplantation Direct
Year Published: 2018

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