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TRANSPLANTATION
Volume 91, Issue 10, Pages 1127-1131Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/TP.0b013e318216c1bb
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Children; Combined liver-kidney transplantation; Intensive care; Outcome
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Background. Studies reporting the immediate pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) treatment after combined liver-kidney transplantation (CLKT) are scarce, although this period is pivotal for survival and long-term outcome. Methods. We retrospectively analyzed all pediatric CLKT performed in our center between 1998 and 2010. Results. Sixteen patients underwent 17 CLKT at a median age of 5.3 years (range, 1.3-15.9 years). Median body weight at CLKT was 17.7 kg (range, 9.2-55 kg). Underlying diagnosis was primary hyperoxaluria type 1 in nine patients and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease in seven patients. Median time on PICU was 8.5 days (range, 3-68 days); however, patients with primary hyperoxaluria type 1 had a significantly longer stay (P = 0.031). Median duration of ventilation was 1 day; however, five patients required ventilation for 25 to 52 days. Continuous veno-venous hemofiltration was applied in nine patients due to delayed kidney graft function, volume overload, or high plasma oxalate. Overall, the survival rate after CLKT was 100% and long-term outcome was very good at a mean follow-up of 3.6 years (range, 0.5-12.2 years). Waiting time, donor age, and donor-to-recipient weight ratio were found to be significant risk factors for an extended PICU stay (P = 0.02, 0.0031, and 0.014, respectively). Conclusions. Immediate postoperative course after CLKT may be challenging and complex. However, excellent results can be achieved, even in small children.
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