Severe thrombocytopenia before liver transplantation is associated with delayed recovery of thrombocytopenia regardless of donor type  

作　　者：Jae Hyuck Chang Jong Young Choi Hyun Young Woo Jung Hyun Kwon Chan Ran You Si Hyun Bae Seung Kew Yoon Myung-Gyu Choi In-Sik Chung Dong Goo Kim 

机构地区：[1]Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea,505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul 137-040, Korea [2]Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea,505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul 137-040, Korea

出　　处：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》2008年第37期5723-5729,共7页世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：The Grant (Clinical Research Center of Liver Cirrhosis) of the Korea Health 21 Research and Development Project from Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea, No. A050021

摘　　要：AIM： To compare the recovery of thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly during long-term follow-up after liver transplantation in patients receiving a living donor transplant or a cadaveric donor transplant. METHODS： This was a retrospective cohort study of 216 consecutive liver transplant patients who survived for 〉 6 mo after transplantation; 169 received a liver transplant from a living donor and 47 from a cadaveric donor. The platelet counts or spleen volumes were examined before transplant, i, 6, and 12 mo after transplant, and then annually until 5 years after transplant. RESULTS： The mean follow-up period was 49 mo （range, 21-66）. Platelet counts increased continuously for 5 years after orthotopic liver transplant. The restoration of platelet counts after transplant was significantly slower in patients with severe pretransplant thrombocytopenia （〈 50000/μL） until 4 years after transplant （P = 0.005）. Donor type did not significantlyaffect the recovery of platelet count and spleen volume in either patient group. In multivariate analysis, pretransplant severe thrombocytopenia （〈 50000/μL） was an independent factor associated with sustained thrombocytopenia （P 〈 0.001, odds ratio 6.314; confidence interval, 2.828-14.095）. Thrombocytopenia reappeared after transplant in seven patients with portal flow disturbance near the anastomosis site. CONCLUSION： Our study suggests that severe thrombocytopenia before transplant is closely associated with delayed recovery of platelet count after transplant and donor type did not affect the recovery of thrombocytopenia. The reappearance of thrombocytopenia after transplant should be considered a possible indicator of flow disturbance in the portal vein.AIM: To compare the recovery of thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly during long-term follow-up after liver transplantation in patients receiving a living donor transplant or a cadaveric donor transplant. METHODS: This was a retrospective cohort study of 216 consecutive liver transplant patients who survived for > 6 mo after transplantation; 169 received a liver transplant from a living donor and 47 from a cadaveric donor. The platelet counts or spleen volumes were examined before transplant, 1, 6, and 12 mo after transplant, and then annually until 5 years after transplant. RESULTS: The mean follow-up period was 49 mo (range, 21-66). Platelet counts increased continu-ously for 5 years after orthotopic liver transplant. The restoration of platelet counts after transplant was sig-nificantly slower in patients with severe pretransplant thrombocytopenia (< 50 000/μL) until 4 years after transplant (P = 0.005). Donor type did not significantly affect the recovery of platelet count and spleen vol-ume in either patient group. In multivariate analysis, pretransplant severe thrombocytopenia (< 50 000/μL) was an independent factor associated with sustained thrombocytopenia (P < 0.001, odds ratio 6.314; con-fidence interval, 2.828-14.095). Thrombocytopenia re-appeared after transplant in seven patients with portal flow disturbance near the anastomosis site. CONCLUSION: Our study suggests that severe throm-bocytopenia before transplant is closely associated with delayed recovery of platelet count after transplant and donor type did not affect the recovery of throm-bocytopenia. The reappearance of thrombocytopenia after transplant should be considered a possible indica-tor of flow disturbance in the portal vein.

关 键 词：Liver transplantation THROMBOCYTOPENIA SPLENOMEGALY HYPERSPLENISM 

分 类 号：R657.3[医药卫生—外科学]