Long-term outcomes of 600 living donor liver transplants for pediatric patients at a single center
Long-term outcomes of 600 living donor liver transplants for pediatric patients at a single center
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DOI:
10.1002/lt.20826
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发表时间:
2006-09-01
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Tanaka, Koichi
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作者:
Ueda, Mikiko;Oike, Fumitaka;Tanaka, Koichi
This report concerns the long-term outcome of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for pediatric patients at a single center. Between June 1990 and December 2003, a total of 600 LDLTs, including 568 primary transplantations and 32 retransplantations, were performed for pediatric patients, who were immunosuppressed with FK506 and low-dose corticosteroids. Patient survival at 1, 5, and 10 years were 84.6%, 82.4%, and 77.2%, respectively, and the corresponding findings for graft survivals were 84.1%, 80.9%, and 74.5%. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that fulminant hepatic failure (FHF), a graft vs. body weight (GBWR) ratio of < 0.8, and ABO-incompatible transplants were independently associated with both patient and graft survival. The retransplantation rate was 6%, and 55 patients (9.7%) have been completely weaned off immunosuppressants. Long-term patient and graft survival after pediatric LDLT for a large cohort of children at our hospital were found to be as good as those for cadaveric liver transplantation, although this series includes 13% liver transplantations with ABO-incompatible donors, which are obviously inferior in patient and graft survival. To obtain better outcomes for patients with FHF and for patients with ABO-incompatible transplants, immunosuppressive therapy needs to be improved.