Survival benefit of living-donor liver transplantation in patients with a model for end-stage liver disease over 30 in a region with severe organ shortage: a retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: The benefits of living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in patients with a high Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score (who have high waitlist mortality) are unclear. Regional availability of deceased-donor organs must be considered when evaluating LDLT benefits. The authors ai...

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Autores principales: Yim, Seung Hyuk, Kim, Deok Gie, Kang, Minyu, Koh, Hwa Hee, Choi, Mun Chae, Min, Eun Ki, Lee, Jae Geun, Kim, Myoung Soo, Joo, Dong Jin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10651284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37565633
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JS9.0000000000000634
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The benefits of living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) in patients with a high Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score (who have high waitlist mortality) are unclear. Regional availability of deceased-donor organs must be considered when evaluating LDLT benefits. The authors aimed to compare the survival benefit of intended-LDLT to awaiting deceased-donor liver transplantation (DDLT) in patients with a MELD score greater than or equal to 30 in a region with severe organ shortage. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective review included 649 patients with a MELD score greater than or equal to 30 placed on the liver transplantation waitlist. They were divided into intended-LDLT (n=205) or waiting-DDLT (n=444) groups based on living-donor eligibility and compared for patient survival from the time of waitlisting. Post-transplantation outcomes of transplant recipients and living donors were analyzed. RESULTS: Intended-LDLT patients had higher 1-year survival than waiting-DDLT patients (53.7 vs. 28.8%, P<0.001). LDLT was independently associated with lower mortality [hazard ratio (HR), 0.62; 95% CI, 0.48–0.79; P<0.001]. During follow-up, 25 patients were de-listed, 120 underwent LDLT, 170 underwent DDLT, and 334 remained on the waitlist. Among patients undergoing transplantation, the risk of post-transplantation mortality was similar for LDLT and DDLT after adjusting for pretransplantation MELD score (HR, 1.86; 95% CI, 0.73–4.75; P=0.193), despite increased surgical complications after LDLT (33.1 vs. 19.4%, P=0.013). There was no mortality among living-donors, but 4.2% experienced complications of grade 3 or higher. CONCLUSIONS: Compared to awaiting DDLT, LDLT offers survival benefits for patients with a MELD score greater than or equal to 30, while maintaining acceptable donor outcomes. LDLT is a feasible treatment for patients with a MELD score greater than or equal to 30 in regions with severe organ shortages.

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