Early post‐transplant hyperbilirubinemia is a possible predictive factor for developing neurological complications in pediatric living donor liver transplant patients receiving tacrolimus

The cause of post‐transplant CNI ‐ NC s is multifactorial and not ascribed solely to CNI toxicity. A total of 90 children (aged <20 years) who underwent LDLT were evaluated to investigate the predictive factors associated with CNI ‐ NC s. Twelve patients (13.3%) developed CNI ‐ NC s after LDLT (age range, 2‐15 years). The symptoms of CNI ‐ NC s were seizures, VD, and stupor. The median onset of CNI ‐ NC s was 10 days (range, 5‐30 days) post‐transplant. In the univariate analysis, higher recipient age at LDLT , donor age and recipient's BW, lower actual GV/SLV and TAC dosage/BW, and higher mean T‐Bil and sodium level for 7 days after transplantation were independently significantly associated with TAC ‐ NC s. Multivariate analysis showed that the T‐Bil level in the first week after LDLT was the only significant independent predictive factor for TAC ‐ NC s ( HR , 1.588; 95% CI, 1.042‐2.358; P =.031). In conclusion, CNI ‐ NC s occurred most frequently in children over 5 years and were associated with hyperbilirubinemia for 7 days post‐transplant, regardless of TAC levels. The transplant team should refer to a neurologist to define the diagnosis and to collaborate to resolve the neurological problems..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

Pediatric transplantation - 21(2017), 2

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sato, Kazushige [VerfasserIn]
Kobayashi, Yoshinobu [Sonstige Person]
Nakamura, Atsushi [Sonstige Person]
Fukushima, Daizo [Sonstige Person]
Satomi, Susumu [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Bilirubin
Calcineurin inhibitor
Children
Liver transplantation
Neurological complications

doi:

10.1111/petr.12843

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1993495878