Severe hepatic encephalopathy with mechanical ventilation may inform waitlist priority in acute liver failure: A UNOS database analysis.
acute liver failure
liver transplant
organ failure
sequential organ failure assessment
united network for organ sharing
waitlist mortality
Journal
Clinical transplantation
ISSN: 1399-0012
Titre abrégé: Clin Transplant
Pays: Denmark
ID NLM: 8710240
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Dec 2023
01 Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
21
06
2023
accepted:
19
11
2023
medline:
2
12
2023
pubmed:
2
12
2023
entrez:
2
12
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Patients with acute liver failure (ALF) awaiting liver transplantation (LT) may develop multiorgan failure, but organ failure does not impact waitlist prioritization. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of organ failure on waitlist mortality risk and post LT outcomes in patients with ALF. We studied adults waitlisted for ALF in the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database (2002-2019). Organ failures were defined using a previously described Chronic Liver Failure modified sequential organ failure score assessment adapted to UNOS data. Regression analyses of the primary endpoints, 30-day waitlist mortality (Competing risk), and post-LT mortality (Cox-proportional hazards), were performed. Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to determine the organ failures most closely associated with 30-day waitlist mortality. About 3212 adults with ALF were waitlisted, for hepatotoxicity (41%), viral (12%) and unspecified (36%) etiologies. The median number of organ failures was three (interquartile range 1-3). Having ≥3 organ failures (vs. ≤2) was associated with a sub hazard ratio (HR) of 2.7 (95%CI 2.2-3.4)) and a HR of 1.5 (95%CI 1.1-2.5)) for waitlist and post-LT mortality, respectively. LCA identified neurologic and respiratory failure as most impactful on 30-day waitlist mortality. The odds ratios for both organ failures (vs. neither) were higher for mortality 4.5 (95% CI 3.4-5.9) and lower for delisting for spontaneous survival .5 (95%CI .4-.7) and LT .6 (95%CI .5-.7). Cumulative organ failure, especially neurologic and respiratory failure, significantly impacts waitlist and post-LT mortality in patients with ALF and may inform risk-prioritized allocation of organs.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND & AIMS
OBJECTIVE
Patients with acute liver failure (ALF) awaiting liver transplantation (LT) may develop multiorgan failure, but organ failure does not impact waitlist prioritization. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of organ failure on waitlist mortality risk and post LT outcomes in patients with ALF.
METHODS
METHODS
We studied adults waitlisted for ALF in the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) database (2002-2019). Organ failures were defined using a previously described Chronic Liver Failure modified sequential organ failure score assessment adapted to UNOS data. Regression analyses of the primary endpoints, 30-day waitlist mortality (Competing risk), and post-LT mortality (Cox-proportional hazards), were performed. Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to determine the organ failures most closely associated with 30-day waitlist mortality.
RESULTS
RESULTS
About 3212 adults with ALF were waitlisted, for hepatotoxicity (41%), viral (12%) and unspecified (36%) etiologies. The median number of organ failures was three (interquartile range 1-3). Having ≥3 organ failures (vs. ≤2) was associated with a sub hazard ratio (HR) of 2.7 (95%CI 2.2-3.4)) and a HR of 1.5 (95%CI 1.1-2.5)) for waitlist and post-LT mortality, respectively. LCA identified neurologic and respiratory failure as most impactful on 30-day waitlist mortality. The odds ratios for both organ failures (vs. neither) were higher for mortality 4.5 (95% CI 3.4-5.9) and lower for delisting for spontaneous survival .5 (95%CI .4-.7) and LT .6 (95%CI .5-.7).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Cumulative organ failure, especially neurologic and respiratory failure, significantly impacts waitlist and post-LT mortality in patients with ALF and may inform risk-prioritized allocation of organs.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
e15215Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Clinical Transplantation published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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