CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AFFECTING THE OUTCOME OF LIVER RETRANSPLANTATION

Abstract

The outcome of retransplantation remains unsatisfactory when compared with primary transplantation of the liver. The aim of the present study was to determine which preoperative clinical and laboratory risk variables are implicated in the poorer outcome. The preoperative status of 70 retransplanted patients was compared with a group of 303 time-matched recipients receiving their first graft. Survival at 1 year was reduced in the retransplant versus the primary transplant group (50% vs. 80%, PPPConclusionsThese factors assist in the stratification of patients awaiting retransplantation; however, the outcome of this procedure is only likely to be improved with an earlier identification of the patients who require it, along with an increased priority in organ allocation. These factors assist in the stratification of patients awaiting retransplantation; however, the outcome of this procedure is only likely to be improved with an earlier identification of the patients who require it, along with an increased priority in organ allocation.