Comparison of short- and long-term outcomes after early versus late liver retransplantation: a single-center experience

Abstract Background As the survival of patients after liver transplantation (LT) improves, the requirement of liver retransplantation (reLT) for late graft failure has grown. Although some have reported that the short-term outcome of late reLT was comparable with that of early reLT, it remains unkno...

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Published in:The Journal of surgical research 2013-12, Vol.185 (2), p.877-882
Main Authors: Kamei, Hideya, MD, PhD, Al-Basheer, Mamoun, MD, PhD, Shum, Jeffrey, MD, PhD, Bloch, Michael, Wall, William, MD, PhD, Quan, Douglas, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Chronic Disease
Delayed Graft Function - mortality
Delayed Graft Function - surgery
Female
Graft failure
Graft Survival
Humans
Late liver retransplantation
Liver Diseases - mortality
Liver Diseases - surgery
Liver transplantation
Liver Transplantation - mortality
Long-term outcome
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications - mortality
Postoperative Complications - surgery
Reoperation - mortality
Retrospective Studies
Surgery
Time Factors
Tissue Donors
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Background As the survival of patients after liver transplantation (LT) improves, the requirement of liver retransplantation (reLT) for late graft failure has grown. Although some have reported that the short-term outcome of late reLT was comparable with that of early reLT, it remains unknown whether long-term survival of late reLT is inferior to that of early reLT patients. Materials and methods We reviewed early (
ISSN:0022-4804
1095-8673
DOI:10.1016/j.jss.2013.07.013