Cardiothoracic & vascular anesthesia

Intraoperative Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter as a Predictor of Early Tacrolimus Neurotoxicity after Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Anaesth Crit Care Pain MedPublished Diagnostic accuracy study

Performance · Tacrolimus neurotoxicity prediction by ONSDResult — go to the resultAdjusted odds ratio 6.3 95% CI 1.9–21

Authors' conclusion

This data indicates that intraoperative ultrasonic ONSD after reperfusion can predict tacrolimus neurotoxicity after liver transplantation.

Study context

Population
Adults undergoing living donor liver transplantation
Participants
100 adults
Comparison
Intraoperative ultrasonographic optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) after reperfusion vs occurrence of early tacrolimus neurotoxicity (reference)
Outcome
Tacrolimus neurotoxicity prediction by ONSD
Follow-up
T3
Methodological detailsprospective
  • Prospective

Performance

As reported in the abstract

Adjusted odds ratio

6.3

95% CI 1.9–21

P = 0.003

Intraoperative ultrasonographic ONSD after reperfusion vs occurrence of early tacrolimus neurotoxicity (reference)
aOR 6.3 (95% CI 1.9–21); P = 0.003
AUROC at T3
0.74 (95% CI 0.63-0.85, P < 0.001)
Sensitivity of ONSD ≥6.4 mm at T3
86% (95% CI 68%-96%)
Specificity of ONSD ≥6.4 mm at T3
53% (95% CI 41%-65%)

Further findings

OutcomeaOR (95% CI)P value
Association of ONSD ≥6.4 mm with tacrolimus neurotoxicity (adjusted for confounders) · T3ONSD ≥6.4 mm vs ONSD <6.4 mm6.3 (1.9–21)P = 0.003

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Original publication

Intraoperative Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter as a Predictor of Early Tacrolimus Neurotoxicity after Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. Published 25 November 2022. doi:10.1016/j.accpm.2022.101178

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