Organ support & nutrition

Impact of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus on Acute Kidney Injury After Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Anesth AnalgPublished Retrospective cohort study

Main finding · AKIResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 1.53 95% CI 1.06–2.20

Authors' conclusion

The presence of HCV was associated with increased risk for the development of AKI, 1-year mortality, and graft failure after LT.

Study context

Population
Patients who underwent living donor liver transplantation (LT) (living donor LT (LDLT)), January 2008 to April 2023
Participants
2,183 patients
Exposure
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection vs no HCV in LDLT recipients
Outcome
AKI development after LT
Methodological detailspropensity-score matched
  • Propensity-score matched

Main finding

AKI

Odds ratio

1.53

95% CI 1.06–2.20

P = 0.022

By group

HCV vs No HCV
OR 1.53 (95% CI 1.06–2.20); P = 0.022

As reported in the abstract

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

OutcomeHR (95% CI)P value
Mortality · 1 yearMultivariate analysis after PSM1.98 (1.12–3.52)P = 0.019
Graft failure · 1 yearMultivariate analysis after PSM2.12 (1.22–3.69)P = 0.008

Acute kidney injury (AKI) incidence, all patients

Incidence of AKI among 2183 patients
59.2%

Original publication

Impact of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus on Acute Kidney Injury After Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Anesth Analg. Published 16 October 2024. doi:10.1213/ane.0000000000007253

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