AIM:To investigate the long-term outcome of recipients and donors of adult-to-adult living-donor liver transplantation(AALDLT) for acute liver failure(ALF).METHODS:Between January 2005 and March 2010,170 living donor ...AIM:To investigate the long-term outcome of recipients and donors of adult-to-adult living-donor liver transplantation(AALDLT) for acute liver failure(ALF).METHODS:Between January 2005 and March 2010,170 living donor liver transplantations were performed at West China Hospital of Sichuan University.All living liver donor was voluntary and provided informed consent.Twenty ALF patients underwent AALDLT for rapid deterioration of liver function.ALF was defined based on the criteria of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases,including evidence of coagulation abnormality [international normalized ratio(INR) ≥ 1.5] and degree of mental alteration without pre-ex-isting cirrhosis and with an illness of < 26 wk duration.We reviewed the clinical indications,operative procedure and prognosis of AALDTL performed on patients with ALF and corresponding living donors.The potential factors of recipient with ALF and corresponding donor outcome were respectively investigated using multivariate analysis.Survival rates after operation were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method.Receiver operator characteristic(ROC) curve analysis was undertaken to identify the threshold of potential risk factors.RESULTS:The causes of ALF were hepatitis B(n = 18),drug-induced(n = 1) and indeterminate(n = 1).The score of the model for end-stage liver disease was 37.1 ± 8.6,and the waiting duration of recipients was 5 ± 4 d.The graft types included right lobe(n = 17) and dual graft(n = 3).The mean graft weight was 623.3 ± 111.3 g,which corresponded to graft-torecipient weight ratio of 0.95% ± 0.14%.The segment Ⅴor Ⅷ hepatic vein was reconstructed in 11 right-lobe grafts.The 1-year and 3-year recipient's survival and graft survival rates were 65%(13 of 20).Postoperative results of total bilirubin,INR and creatinine showed obvious improvements in the survived patients.However,the creatinine level of the deaths was increased postoperatively and became more aggravated compared with the level of the survived recipients.Multivariate analysis showed that waiting duration was independently correlated with increased mortality(P = 0.014).Furthermore,ROC curve revealed the cut-off value of waiting time was 5 d(P = 0.011,area under the curve = 0.791) for determining the mortality.The short-term creatinine level with different recipient's waiting duration was described.The recipients with waiting duration ≥ 5 d showed the worse renal function and higher mortality than those with waiting duration < 5 d(66.7% vs 9.1%,P = 0.017).In addition,all donors had no residual morbidity.Furthermore,univariate analysis did not show that short assessment time induced the high morbidity(P = 0.573).CONCLUSION:Timely AALDLT for patients with ALF greatly improves the recipient survival.However,further systemic review is needed to investigate the optimal treatment strategy for ALF.展开更多
Argatroban is an intravenous DTI （direct synthetic thrombin inhibitor） that is not routinely used for anticoagulation; thus, expertise surrounding its use is very limited. Therefore, this case reviews an unusually h...Argatroban is an intravenous DTI （direct synthetic thrombin inhibitor） that is not routinely used for anticoagulation; thus, expertise surrounding its use is very limited. Therefore, this case reviews an unusually high argatroban infusion rate, which was needed to prevent further emboli formation in a patient. In this case, a 61-year-old Caucasian male patient exhibited heparin resistance during an intraoperative vascular procedure as measured by activated clotting time and PTT （partial thromboplastin time）. The patient had multiple occlusions in his right lower extremities and underwent embolectomies of the right popliteal and posterior tibial arteries. The clinical pharmacist was consulted to manage the argatroban infusion once heparin was discontinued. The therapeutic window required a PTr of 1.5-3 times the patient baseline （35-75 s）. The patient was reported to be 89 kg with a baseline PTT of 24.7 s and INR （international normalized ratio） of 0.98. The starting dose ofargatroban was initiated by the pharmacist at 2 mcg/kg/min （10.7 mL/h） as the patient did not have hepatic failure or sepsis. The patient was maintained on argatroban in the therapeutic PTT window for more than 72 h; however, frequent and aggressive dose increases, to a final rate of 7.5 mcg/kg/min （40 mL/h）, were needed to maintain the therapeutic PTT level. From the case, the cause of heparin resistance still has not been determined despite a hematologic work-up; however, this patient required an unusually high infusion rate of argatroban to maintain a therapeutic PTT during the hospital course before being changed to an anticoagulation regimen for discharge.展开更多
基金Supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China,No. 30901720PhD Programs of Ministry of Education of China,No. 20090181120111
文摘AIM:To investigate the long-term outcome of recipients and donors of adult-to-adult living-donor liver transplantation(AALDLT) for acute liver failure(ALF).METHODS:Between January 2005 and March 2010,170 living donor liver transplantations were performed at West China Hospital of Sichuan University.All living liver donor was voluntary and provided informed consent.Twenty ALF patients underwent AALDLT for rapid deterioration of liver function.ALF was defined based on the criteria of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases,including evidence of coagulation abnormality [international normalized ratio(INR) ≥ 1.5] and degree of mental alteration without pre-ex-isting cirrhosis and with an illness of < 26 wk duration.We reviewed the clinical indications,operative procedure and prognosis of AALDTL performed on patients with ALF and corresponding living donors.The potential factors of recipient with ALF and corresponding donor outcome were respectively investigated using multivariate analysis.Survival rates after operation were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method.Receiver operator characteristic(ROC) curve analysis was undertaken to identify the threshold of potential risk factors.RESULTS:The causes of ALF were hepatitis B(n = 18),drug-induced(n = 1) and indeterminate(n = 1).The score of the model for end-stage liver disease was 37.1 ± 8.6,and the waiting duration of recipients was 5 ± 4 d.The graft types included right lobe(n = 17) and dual graft(n = 3).The mean graft weight was 623.3 ± 111.3 g,which corresponded to graft-torecipient weight ratio of 0.95% ± 0.14%.The segment Ⅴor Ⅷ hepatic vein was reconstructed in 11 right-lobe grafts.The 1-year and 3-year recipient's survival and graft survival rates were 65%(13 of 20).Postoperative results of total bilirubin,INR and creatinine showed obvious improvements in the survived patients.However,the creatinine level of the deaths was increased postoperatively and became more aggravated compared with the level of the survived recipients.Multivariate analysis showed that waiting duration was independently correlated with increased mortality(P = 0.014).Furthermore,ROC curve revealed the cut-off value of waiting time was 5 d(P = 0.011,area under the curve = 0.791) for determining the mortality.The short-term creatinine level with different recipient's waiting duration was described.The recipients with waiting duration ≥ 5 d showed the worse renal function and higher mortality than those with waiting duration < 5 d(66.7% vs 9.1%,P = 0.017).In addition,all donors had no residual morbidity.Furthermore,univariate analysis did not show that short assessment time induced the high morbidity(P = 0.573).CONCLUSION:Timely AALDLT for patients with ALF greatly improves the recipient survival.However,further systemic review is needed to investigate the optimal treatment strategy for ALF.
文摘Argatroban is an intravenous DTI （direct synthetic thrombin inhibitor） that is not routinely used for anticoagulation; thus, expertise surrounding its use is very limited. Therefore, this case reviews an unusually high argatroban infusion rate, which was needed to prevent further emboli formation in a patient. In this case, a 61-year-old Caucasian male patient exhibited heparin resistance during an intraoperative vascular procedure as measured by activated clotting time and PTT （partial thromboplastin time）. The patient had multiple occlusions in his right lower extremities and underwent embolectomies of the right popliteal and posterior tibial arteries. The clinical pharmacist was consulted to manage the argatroban infusion once heparin was discontinued. The therapeutic window required a PTr of 1.5-3 times the patient baseline （35-75 s）. The patient was reported to be 89 kg with a baseline PTT of 24.7 s and INR （international normalized ratio） of 0.98. The starting dose ofargatroban was initiated by the pharmacist at 2 mcg/kg/min （10.7 mL/h） as the patient did not have hepatic failure or sepsis. The patient was maintained on argatroban in the therapeutic PTT window for more than 72 h; however, frequent and aggressive dose increases, to a final rate of 7.5 mcg/kg/min （40 mL/h）, were needed to maintain the therapeutic PTT level. From the case, the cause of heparin resistance still has not been determined despite a hematologic work-up; however, this patient required an unusually high infusion rate of argatroban to maintain a therapeutic PTT during the hospital course before being changed to an anticoagulation regimen for discharge.
