Functional Status at Liver Transplant Waitlisting Correlates With Greater Odds of Encephalopathy, Ascites, and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Whether higher liver transplant (LT) waitlist mortality in patients with poor functional status (FS) is mediated by higher prevalence of cirrhosis complications is not clear. We aim to evaluate the impact of FS on risk of hepatic encephalopathy (HE), ascites, and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) among adults listed for LT.

METHODS: Using 2005-2018 United Network for Organ Sharing LT data, we retrospectively evaluated the impact of FS on prevalence of ascites, HE, and SBP among adults listed for LT using Karnofsky Performance Status Score categories (KPSS-1: FS 80-100%, KPSS-2: 60-70%, KPSS-3: 40-50%, KPSS-4: 10-30%), stratified by underlying liver disease etiology. Between-group comparisons used chi-squared methods and adjusted multivariate logistic regression.

RESULTS: Among 100,618 adults listed for LT (68.8% male, 72.4% non-Hispanic white) 35.2% were KPSS-1, 36.6% KPSS-2, 15.7% KPSS-3, and 12.6% KPSS-4 at time of LT waitlist registration. Patients with worse FS were significantly more likely to have ascites, HE, and SBP at time of waitlist registration (KPSS-1 vs. KPSS-4: ascites, 66% vs. 93%; HE, 81% vs. 49%; SBP, 4% vs. 16%, p < 0.001 for all). On multivariate regression, compared with patients with KPSS-1, those with KPSS-4 had significantly higher odds of ascites (odds ratio [OR]: 1.49, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.37-1.62, p < 0.01), HE (OR: 1.69, 95% CI: 1.59-1.80, p < 0.01), and SBP (OR: 2.17, 95% CI: 1.98-2.38, p < 0.01), which was observed across all liver disease etiologies.

CONCLUSION: Worse FS is associated with higher odds of cirrhosis complications including ascites, HE, and SBP, which was observed across all liver disease etiologies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology - 10(2020), 5 vom: 20. Sept., Seite 413-420

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

McCabe, Patrick [VerfasserIn]
Hirode, Grishma [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Robert [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

AC, alcoholic cirrhosis
Cirrhosis
Decompensation
ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
FS, functional status
Functional status
HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma
HCV, hepatitis C virus
HE, hepatic encephalopathy
Journal Article
KPSS, Karnofsky performance status score
Karnofsky
LT, liver transplant
MELD, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease
NASH, non,alcoholic steatohepatitis
OPTN, Organ Procurement Transplant Network
SBP, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
UNOS
UNOS, United Network for Organ Sharing

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Date Revised 17.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jceh.2020.04.015

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NLM31599150X