04 July 2017 : Original article
Donor Selection and Prophylactic Strategy for Venous Thromboembolic Events in Living Donors of Liver Transplantation Based on Results of Thrombophilia Screening Tests
Hideya Kamei1ABCDEF*, Yasuharu Onishi1B, Nobuhiko Kurata1B, Masatoshi Ishigami2D, Yasuhiro Ogura1ADOI: 10.12659/AOT.902791
Ann Transplant 2017; 22:409-416
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We reported a strategy of thrombophilia testing-guided venous thromboembolic events (VTE) prophylaxis for living donors of liver transplantation in 2011. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of this protocol for VTE prophylaxis.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Thrombophilia testing, including protein S (PS), protein C (PC), antithrombin (AT) III, and anti-phospholipid antibody (APLA), was performed in 306 living donor candidates between July 2005 and June 2016. Donors who met any of the criteria of PS <60%, PC <64%, AT-III <70%, and positive APLA were classified into the borderline group and received continuous venous infusion of heparin immediately after surgery, in addition to use of elastic stockings and intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) until patients were ambulatory. Other donors who were classified into the normal group used elastic stockings and IPC with no anticoagulants. The efficacy and safety endpoints were VTE occurrence and bleeding events, respectively.
RESULTS: PS was considerably decreased in 3 candidates and PC was considerably reduced in 1 candidate, and they were excluded for high risk of VTE. Seventeen candidates in the borderline group and 137 in the normal group underwent donor surgery. One donor in the borderline group developed a wound hematoma. Postoperative complications were similar between the 2 groups. None of the donors in either group developed VTE.
CONCLUSIONS: Thrombophilia testing-guided VTE prophylaxis is safe and may contribute to reduced VTE risk in donors, although further investigations are warranted to assess the necessity of thrombophilia testing prior to surgery among living donors.
Keywords: Donor Selection, Liver, Living Donors, Postoperative Complications, Safety Management, Venous Thrombosis
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