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Factors Affecting Intraoperative Blood Transfusion Requirements during Living Donor Liver Transplantation

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Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University, 34010 Istanbul, Turkey
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Department of Surgery, Liver Transplant Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, 44280 Istanbul, Turkey
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Department of Surgery and Organ Transplantation, Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University, 34010 Istanbul, Turkey
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Department of Radiology, Gaziosmanpasa Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Yeni Yuzyil University, 34010 Istanbul, Turkey
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J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13(19), 5776; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13195776
Submission received: 25 August 2024 / Revised: 24 September 2024 / Accepted: 24 September 2024 / Published: 27 September 2024
(This article belongs to the Section General Surgery)

Abstract

Background: Intraoperative blood transfusion (IOBT) during liver transplantation (LT) has negative outcomes, and it has been shown that an increasing number of these procedures may no longer require IOBT. Regarding living donor liver transplantation (LDLT), the literature on the pre-transplant predictors of IOBT is quite heterogeneous and deficient. In this study, we reviewed our experience of IOBT among a homogenous cohort of adult right-lobe LDLTs. Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data on adult LDLT recipients between January 2018 and October 2023. Two groups were constructed (No-IOBT vs. IOBT) for the exploration of pre- and intraoperative predictors of IOBT using univariate and multivariate analyses. An ROC curve analysis was applied to identify possible cut-offs. The one-year post-LDLT overall survival was compared using the Kaplan–Meier method. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 219 adult LDLT recipients were enrolled. The No-IOBT (n = 56) patients were mostly males (p = 0.016), with higher preoperative levels of HGB (p < 0.001), fibrinogen (p = 0.005), and albumin (p = 0.007) and a lower incidence of pre-transplant upper abdominal surgery (p = 0.017), portal vein thrombosis (p = 0.04), hepatorenal syndrome (p = 0.015), and ascites (p = 0.02) than the IOBT group (n = 163). The No-IOBT group had a shorter anhepatic phase (p = 0.002) and received fewer intravenous crystalloids (p = 0.001). In the multivariate analysis, the pre-transplant HGB (p < 0.001), fibrinogen (p < 0.001), and albumin (p = 0.04) levels were independent predictors of IOBT, showing the following cut-offs in the ROC curve analysis: HGB ≤ 11.5 (AUC: 0.800, p < 0.001), fibrinogen ≤ 125 (AUC: 0.638, p = 0.0024), and albumin ≤ 3.6 (AUC: 0.663, p = 0.0002). These were significantly associated with the No-IOBT group. The one-year overall survival of the No-IOBT and IOBT groups was 100% and 83%, respectively (p = 0.007). Conclusions: IOBT during LDLT is associated with inferior outcomes. The increased need of IOBT during LT can be predicted by evaluating serum levels of hemoglobin, albumin and fibrinogen before liver transplantation.
Keywords: liver transplantation; living donor liver transplantation; blood transfusion; risk factors; survival liver transplantation; living donor liver transplantation; blood transfusion; risk factors; survival

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Kilercik, H.; Akbulut, S.; Elsarawy, A.; Aktas, S.; Alkara, U.; Sevmis, S. Factors Affecting Intraoperative Blood Transfusion Requirements during Living Donor Liver Transplantation. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 5776. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13195776

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Kilercik H, Akbulut S, Elsarawy A, Aktas S, Alkara U, Sevmis S. Factors Affecting Intraoperative Blood Transfusion Requirements during Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(19):5776. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13195776

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Kilercik, Hakan, Sami Akbulut, Ahmed Elsarawy, Sema Aktas, Utku Alkara, and Sinasi Sevmis. 2024. "Factors Affecting Intraoperative Blood Transfusion Requirements during Living Donor Liver Transplantation" Journal of Clinical Medicine 13, no. 19: 5776. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13195776

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