Research Article Details
Article ID: | A26282 |
PMID: | 20733515 |
Source: | J Clin Gastroenterol |
Title: | The influence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its associated comorbidities on liver transplant outcomes. |
Abstract: | GOALS: To define the influence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its associated comorbidities on liver transplant outcomes. BACKGROUND: NAFLD cirrhosis is an increasing indication for transplant. The transplant outcomes of NAFLD patients with metabolic syndrome comorbidities remain unclear. STUDY: We examined a single center, retrospective cohort between 2004 and 2007 to determine transplant mortality for NAFLD and non-NAFLD patients accounting for the possible independent effects of diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and hyperlipidemia. The primary outcomes were 30-day, 1-year, and 3-year all-cause mortality. Cox proportional hazard ratios were determined controlling for various recipient and donor covariates. RESULTS: In our study, of 118 liver transplants, 18% were performed for NAFLD cirrhosis. Adjusted hazard ratios for death for NAFLD compared with non-NAFLD patients at 30 days, 1 year, and 3 years were 8.96 (1.06, 75.8), 1.49 (0.38, 5.81), and 1.05 (0.29, 3.78), respectively. Compared with nondiabetic patients, diabetic patients had hazard ratios at 30 days, 1 year, and 3 years of 2.02 (0.31, 12.9), 2.82 (0.94, 8.47), 3.58 (1.32, 9.71), respectively. Obesity, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia did not have a significant impact on posttransplant mortality. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that NAFLD increases 30-day transplant mortality whereas diabetes increases 3-year mortality. Future work should determine the strategies to decrease perioperative mortality among NAFLD patients and ways to improve long-term transplant survival among diabetics. |
DOI: | 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181eeaff0 |

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I13 | 3146 | Lipid metabolism disorder | An inherited metabolic disorder that involves the creation and degradation of lipids. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipid_metabolism | disease of metabolism/ inherited metabolic disorder | Details |
I12 | 10763 | Hypertension | An artery disease characterized by chronic elevated blood pressure in the arteries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertension, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24352797 | disease of anatomical entity/ cardiovascular system disease/vascular disease/ artery disease | Details |
I05 | 9352 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus | A diabetes that is characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. A diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus_type_2 | disease of metabolism/inherited metabolic disorder/ carbohydrate metabolic disorder/glucose metabolism disease/diabetes/ diabetes mellitus | Details |
I14 | 9970 | Obesity | An overnutrition that is characterized by excess body fat, traditionally defined as an elevated ratio of weight to height (specifically 30 kilograms per meter squared), has_material_basis_in a multifactorial etiology related to excess nutrition intake, decreased caloric utilization, and genetic susceptibility, and possibly medications and certain disorders of metabolism, endocrine function, and mental illness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity | disease of metabolism/acquired metabolic disease/ nutrition disease/overnutrition | Details |
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