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Thrombotic Microangiopathy After Living‐Donor Liver Transplantation
Author(s) -
Shindoh J.,
Sugawara Y.,
Akamatsu N.,
Kaneko J.,
Tamura S.,
Yamashiki N.,
Aoki T.,
Sakamoto Y.,
Hasegawa K.,
Kokudo N.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2011.03841.x
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombotic microangiopathy , etiology , odds ratio , gastroenterology , liver transplantation , living donor liver transplantation , multivariate analysis , transplantation , surgery , disease
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is an infrequent but severe life‐threatening disorder in solid organ transplant recipients. Few studies of TMA in living donor liver transplant (LDLT) recipients, however, have been reported. We investigated the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of TMA after LDLT. Among 393 adult LDLT recipients, 30 patients (7.6%) were identified to have TMA. The 1‐, 3‐ and 5‐year survival rates of these patients were lower (60.6%, 52.5% and 47.7%, respectively) than those of patients without TMA (93.0%, 89.0% and 87.3%, respectively). Multivariate analysis confirmed that reduced administration of fresh frozen plasma and sensitization against HLA are closely related with TMA (odds ratio [OR]: 2.6 and 16.1, respectively). However, a review of the cases revealed that individual responses to treatment varied considerably and the main etiologies were difficult to determine. A comparison of the clinical factors suggested that late onset (>30 days), poor response to treatment and delayed diagnosis and/or treatment are associated with a poor outcome. Because the prevention of TMA in LDLT patients is difficult, early diagnosis and initiation of intensive therapies may be crucial to improve the prognosis.