Yierfan Yilihaer, Maolin Wang, T. Aji, Yingmei Shao, Ainiwaer Aikebaer, Ahmad Mahmood
{"title":"Successful Interventional Therapy for Portal Vein Stenosis after Ex Vivo Liver Resection and Autotransplantation in End-Stage Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis with Cavernous Transformation","authors":"Yierfan Yilihaer, Maolin Wang, T. Aji, Yingmei Shao, Ainiwaer Aikebaer, Ahmad Mahmood","doi":"10.12659/aot.944851","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12659/aot.944851","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7935,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Transplantation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141831890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Prince Addo Ameyaw, Sarpong Boateng, Eugene N Annor, Basile Njei
{"title":"Impact of Recipient and Donor Body Mass Index on Survival Outcomes After Intestinal Transplantation: A United Network for Organ Sharing Database Analysis.","authors":"Prince Addo Ameyaw, Sarpong Boateng, Eugene N Annor, Basile Njei","doi":"10.12659/AOT.943994","DOIUrl":"10.12659/AOT.943994","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BACKGROUND Long-term patient survival after intestinal transplantation (IT) remains low compared with other organ transplants despite years of advancement in clinical experience. While patients with extremely high or low body mass index (BMI) are often considered ineligible for IT, the impact of BMI on post-transplant IT survival remains understudied. MATERIAL AND METHODS Using the United Network for Organ Sharing Standard Transplant database, we conducted a retrospective cohort study on patients who underwent IT between April 11, 1994, and September 29, 2021. We assessed the association of recipient and donor BMI at transplant with post-transplant mortality using Kaplan-Meier survival curves and univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. RESULTS A total of 1541 patients were included in our final sample. Of these patients, 806 were females (52.5%) and most were in the normal-weight BMI subgroup (54.2%). Obese class II (mean; 36.8±10.92 years) and underweight patients (mean; 37.6±13.37 years) were significantly younger than patients in other BMI categories. The adjusted multivariate model demonstrated an increased risk of mortality in underweight IT recipients compared to normal-weight IT recipients (aHR=1.25, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02-1.54; P=0.032).There was no significant association between donor BMI categories and survival in IT recipients. CONCLUSIONS Recipient BMI below normal is associated with an increased risk of mortality after intestinal transplantation and represents a potentially modifiable patient characteristic to improve survival outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":7935,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Transplantation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11299477/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141557871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
U. Zwirner, Dennis Kleine-Döpke, Alexander Wagner, Simon Störzer, Felix Gronau, Oliver Beetz, Nicolas Richter, Wilfried Gwinner, Ulf Kulik, Moritz Schmelzle, Harald Schrem
{"title":"Prediction of Renal Graft Function 1 Year After Adult Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplantation Using Variables Available Prior to Transplantation","authors":"U. Zwirner, Dennis Kleine-Döpke, Alexander Wagner, Simon Störzer, Felix Gronau, Oliver Beetz, Nicolas Richter, Wilfried Gwinner, Ulf Kulik, Moritz Schmelzle, Harald Schrem","doi":"10.12659/aot.944603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12659/aot.944603","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7935,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Transplantation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141681720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clonal Hematopoiesis-Associated Gene Mutations Affect Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in AML Patients.","authors":"Xiaoxuan Wei, Sai Huang, Zhenyang Gu, Jing Liu, Meng Li, Xiangshu Jin, Jian Bo, Fei Li, Yu Jing, Xiaoning Gao, Liping Dou, Daihong Liu, Chunji Gao","doi":"10.12659/AOT.943688","DOIUrl":"10.12659/AOT.943688","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BACKGROUND The relationship between clonal hematopoiesis (CH)-associated gene mutations and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) has been extensively studied since next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology became widely available. However, research has mainly focused on the relationship between donor CH mutations and transplant prognosis, and research into the relationship between CH mutations in the recipient and acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) is lacking. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analyzed NGS results and their correlation with aGVHD and prognosis in 196 AML patients undergoing allo-HSCT. RESULTS A total of 93 (47.4%) patients had CH mutations. The most frequently mutated genes were DNMT3A (28 of 196; 14.3%), TET2 (22 of 196; 11.2%), IDH1 (15 of 196; 7.7%), IDH2 (14 of 196; 7.1%), and ASXL1 (13 of 196; 6.6%). The incidence of aGVHD was higher in patients older than 45 years old with DTA mutations (DNMT3A, TET2 or ASXL1). DNMT3A mutation but not with TET2 or ASXL1 mutation was an independent risk factor for aGVHD in patients receiving allo-HSCT older than 45 years old. With a median follow-up of 42.7 months, CH mutations were not associated with overall survival and leukemia-free survival. CONCLUSIONS DNMT3A mutation, but not TET2 or ASXL1 mutation, was associated with higher incidence of aGVHD.</p>","PeriodicalId":7935,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Transplantation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11299484/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141475757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Ali Deeb, Laura Schwenk, Johannes Fritsch, Utz Settmacher, F. Rauchfuss
{"title":"Adipose Tissue Can Have a Protective Effect on Outcome After Simultaneous Pancreas–Kidney Transplantation in Non-Obese Recipients","authors":"A. Ali Deeb, Laura Schwenk, Johannes Fritsch, Utz Settmacher, F. Rauchfuss","doi":"10.12659/aot.944518","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12659/aot.944518","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Obesity is suggested to impair the outcome after simultaneous pancreas–kidney transplantation, which affects survival, but the quantity and distribution of adipose tissue is not yet considered in obesity assessment. We aimed to evaluate the impact of body composition on outcome after simultaneous pancreas–kidney transplantation. Material/Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from 40 patients who underwent simultaneous pancreas–kidney transplantation due to type 1 diabetes mellitus with consecutive end-stage renal disease. Uni-and multivariate analyses, including donor’s characteristics, were performed. Results: Only 6 (15%) recipients were obese. The incidence of postoperative complications was correlated with lower body fat proportion (p=0.03). This correlation remained significant in the multivariate analysis (p=0.015). Nevertheless, obesity was significantly associated with worse overall survival (p<0.001). Visceral tissue proportion was correlated with a higher level of glycated hemoglobin in long-term follow-up (p=0.003). Conclusions: Fat quantity and distribution should be included in the assessment of obesity. A protective effect of adipose tissue was detected on outcome after simultaneous pancreas–kidney transplantation in normosthenic recipients, but obesity still appears to have a negative effect on outcome after transplantation. Visceral fat distribution can promote de novo diabetes mellitus.","PeriodicalId":7935,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Transplantation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141685563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanical Preservation and Delayed Graft Function and Hospital Length of Stay as Deployed in the United States: Analysis of the Last Decade","authors":"Douglas S. Keith, Elizabeth Lessmann","doi":"10.12659/aot.944338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12659/aot.944338","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Mechanical preservation (MP) of deceased donor kidney transplants showed a 30% to 50% reduction in delayed graft function (DGF) as defined by dialysis in the first week, when compared with cold storage. DGF is associated with longer hospital stays and increased costs. In this study, we sought to understand the impact of MP on rates of DGF and length of hospital stays in a contemporary cohort of deceased donor kidney trans-plants in the United States. Material/Methods: All single deceased donor kidney transplants performed between January 1, 2010, and September 2, 2020, were identified in the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients database. Donor kidneys were considered pumped if the transplant center received the kidney on the pump. Results: Multivariate logistic regression showed that MP had similar odds of reduction of DGF for all subsets of donors. The unadjusted rate of DGF for pumped brain-dead standard criteria donor (BDSCD) recipients was similar to that of donors stored on ice. The rate of DGF for expanded criteria donors (ECD) and donors after cardiac death (DCD) was lower in the recipients who received MP. The similar DGF rates in BDSCD donor recipients were due to longer cold ischemia times in MP kidneys. The lower DGF rates seen in ECD and DCD recipients of pumped kidneys did not translate into a shortened length of hospitalization after transplant. Conclusions: As currently deployed, only DCD and ECD donor recipients of MP kidneys experienced a lower DGF rate. In all subsets of patients, MP did not appreciably shorten the hospital length of stay.","PeriodicalId":7935,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Transplantation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141707757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Edyta Karpeta, Izabella Godlewska, Piotr Małkowski, Maciej Kosieradzki
{"title":"Effect of the Organ Donation Quality System on Donation Activity of Warsaw Hospitals.","authors":"Edyta Karpeta, Izabella Godlewska, Piotr Małkowski, Maciej Kosieradzki","doi":"10.12659/AOT.943520","DOIUrl":"10.12659/AOT.943520","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BACKGROUND Like many other countries, Poland faces a shortage of transplantable organs despite implementing strategies to develop donation programs. Increasing the effectiveness of deceased organ donation programs requires the implementation of protocols and quality standards for the entire process. The aim of this study was to assess the organ donation potential in Warsaw hospitals (with and without implemented donation procedures) in the years 2017-2018, before the COVID-19 pandemic affected donation activity. The obtained results were compared with quality indicators established in the ODEQUS project and the European Commission project \"Improving Knowledge and Practices in Organ Donation\" (DOPKI). MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective analysis was performed of hospitalization and death causes (including deaths in the brain death mechanism) in the hospitals and intensive care units in 2017-2018. We divided 15 Warsaw hospitals into 2 groups: those with implemented quality programs for organ donation (n=4) and those without such programs (n=11). RESULTS Hospitals with procedures obtained significantly higher values than hospitals without procedures, but were lower than the values in DOPKI and ODEQUS. The success rate of the organ donation process after brain death recognition was comparable in all groups. The conversion rate to actual donors was 73% in hospitals with procedures compared to 68% in hospitals without procedures, significantly higher than in the 42% reported in the DOPKI project. CONCLUSIONS Low numbers of brain death declarations in Warsaw hospitals result from low recognition of deaths in the brain death mechanism. Implementing procedures at each hospital level will enable identification of critical points and comparison of solution outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":7935,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Transplantation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11299462/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141465712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Post-Donation Regret and Anxiety Among Family Living Liver Donors: The Mediating Roles of Family Relationships and Sense of Mastery.","authors":"Ye Sol Lee, Chin Kang Koh, Nam-Joon Yi","doi":"10.12659/AOT.944176","DOIUrl":"10.12659/AOT.944176","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>BACKGROUND Post-donation regret in family living liver donors can impact their mental well-being. This study examined whether the relationship between post-donation regret and anxiety is mediated by family relationships and a sense of mastery. MATERIAL AND METHODS We conducted a secondary analysis of de-identified cross-sectional data from a prior study that included 124 living liver donors. These donors underwent partial hepatectomy between January 2011 and March 2021 at a tertiary hospital in Seoul, South Korea. The data included demographic and clinical characteristics, along with the results from administering the following measures: the Post-Donation Regret Scale, Family Relationships Index, Pearlin Mastery Scale, and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 scale. RESULTS Among family living liver donors, 5.6% had anxiety after donation. The total effect of post-donation regret on anxiety was significant (B=0.41, p<0.05). However, the direct effect of regret on anxiety was not significant (B=-0.05, p=0.733). Post-donation regret had indirect effects on anxiety, solely through family relationships (B=0.329, 95% CI=0.130, 0.563) and sequentially through family relationships and mastery (B=0.088, 95% CI=0.008, 0.232), even after controlling for sex, age, postoperative complications, years since donation, and recipient's death. In addition, postoperative complication was a predictor of anxiety (B=0.64, p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Providing family-centered and mastery-enhancing interventions may help alleviate the anxiety of family living liver donors.</p>","PeriodicalId":7935,"journal":{"name":"Annals of Transplantation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11299460/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141445301","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}