Low Platelet Counts After Liver Transplantation Predict Early Posttransplant Survival: The 60-5 Criterion
Low Platelet Counts After Liver Transplantation Predict Early Posttransplant Survival: The 60-5 Criterion
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DOI:
10.1002/lt.23759
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发表时间:
2014-02-01
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Clavien, Pierre-Alain
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作者:
Lesurtel, Mickael;Raptis, Dimitri A.;Clavien, Pierre-Alain
Platelets play a critical role in liver injury and regeneration. Thrombocytopenia is associated with increases in postoperative complications after partial hepatectomy, but it is unknown whether platelet counts could also predict outcomes after transplantation, a procedure that is often performed in thrombocytopenic patients. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate whether platelet counts could be indicators of short- and long-term outcomes after liver transplantation (LT). Two hundred fifty-seven consecutive LT recipients (January 2003-December 2011) from our prospective database were analyzed. Preoperative and daily postoperative platelet counts were recorded until postoperative day 7 (POD7). Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to assess whether low perioperative platelet counts were a risk factor for postoperative complications and graft and patient survival. The median pretransplant platelet count was 88 x 10(9)/L [interquartile range (IQR)=58-127 x 10(9)/L]. The lowest platelet counts occurred on POD3: the median was 56 x 10(9)/L (IQR=41-86 x 10(9)/L). Patients with low platelet counts on POD5 had higher rates of severe (grade IIIb/IV) complications [39% versus 29%, odds ratio (OR)=1.09 (95% CI=1.1-3.3), P=0.02] and 90-day mortality [16% versus 8%, OR=2.25 (95% CI=1.0-5.0), P=0.05]. In the multivariate analysis, POD5 platelet counts