Pre-transplant Serum Procalcitonin as a Predictor of Early Post-transplant Sepsis and Mortality After Living Donor Liver Transplantation: A Prospective Observational Study

The early post-transplant period after liver transplantation is critical, as recipients are highly susceptible to sepsis due to their immune-compromised state. This study aimed to identify the association between preoperative procalcitonin and early post-transplant sepsis and mortality at one month...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2024-10, Vol.16 (10), p.e71364
Main Authors: Satija, Sonam, Mitra, Lalita G, Sindwani, Gaurav, Dhingra, Udit, Yadav, Anil, Arora, Mahesh, Pamecha, Viniyendra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesiology
Bacterial infections
Blood pressure
Chi-square test
Etiology
Hepatitis
Infections
Liver diseases
Liver transplants
Mortality
Observational studies
Other
Sepsis
Surgery
Transplantation
Trends
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Summary:The early post-transplant period after liver transplantation is critical, as recipients are highly susceptible to sepsis due to their immune-compromised state. This study aimed to identify the association between preoperative procalcitonin and early post-transplant sepsis and mortality at one month after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). All patients who underwent LDLT from July 2021 to December 2021 were recruited prospectively. Participants were divided into two groups based on preoperative PCT levels: elevated (>0.5 ng/ml) and low levels (
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.71364