06 April 2021>: Original Paper
Intensified Endoscopic Evaluation for Biliary Complications After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
Tim R. Glowka 1ABCDEF , Caroline Karlstetter 1BCF , Tobias J. Weismüller 2BCD , Tim O. Vilz 1CD* , Christian P. Strassburg 2CD , Jörg C. Kalff 1CD , Steffen Manekeller 1ACDEFDOI: 10.12659/AOT.928907
Ann Transplant 2021; 26:e928907
Table 1 Demographics.
No biliary complications | Biliary complications | P | |
---|---|---|---|
n=59 | n=43 | ||
Age (a) | 54 (45–63) | 58 (51–63) | 0.18 |
Gender | 0.38 | ||
Male | 38 (64%) | 21 (49%) | |
Female | 21 (36%) | 19 (51%) | |
BMI | 25.30±4.04 | 25.99±5.05 | 0.45 |
Cause of cirrhosis* | |||
Alcohol | 17 (29%) | 9 (21%) | 0.37 |
Viral hepatitis | 22 (37%) | 6 (14%) | |
Primary sclerosing cholangitis | 10 (17%) | 4 (9%) | 0.27 |
Other | 15 (25%) | 25 (58%) | |
Hepatocellular carcinoma | 17 (29%) | 10 (23%) | 0.53 |
labMELD | 20 (9–32) | 28 (12–36) | 0.17 |
High urgent transplant | 8 (14%) | 5 (12%) | 0.77 |
Child-Turcotte-Pugh | |||
A | 17 (29%) | 10 (23%) | 0.53 |
B | 20 (34%) | 12 (28%) | 0.52 |
C | 22 (37%) | 21 (49%) | 0.24 |
Blood group | |||
0 | 25 (42%) | 12 (28%) | 0.13 |
A | 18 (31%) | 25 (58%) | |
Previous abdominal surgery | 22 (37%) | 25 (58%) | |
Redo transplantation | 5 (8%) | 6 (14%) | 0.52 |
TIPS prior to surgery | 10 (17%) | 8 (19%) | 0.83 |
Pre-existing conditions | |||
Cardiac | 9 (15%) | 11 (26%) | 0.2 |
Pulmonary | 9 (15%) | 10 (23%) | 0.31 |
Renal | 22 (37%) | 22 (51%) | 0.16 |
Diabetes | 11 (19%) | 13 (30%) | 0.17 |
CMV donor positive | 19 (32%) | 18 (42%) | 0.35 |
CMV recipient positive | 27 (46%) | 17 (40%) | 0.48 |
Data are expressed as number (%), mean±standard deviation or median (interquartile range). TIPS – transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. * Multiple responses possible. |