Temporary Intra-Operative Portocaval Shunts, Post-Operative Infections, and Mid-Term Survival after Cava-Sparing Liver Transplantation

Weniger, Maximilian; Andrassy, Joachim; Weig, Thomas; Grabein, Béatrice; Crispin, Alexander; Rentsch, Markus; Siebers, Christian; Bazhin, Alexandr V.; D'Haese, Jan G.; Hartwig, Werner; Werner, Jens; Guba, Markus; Faist, Eugen; Pratschke, Sebastian und Angele, Martin K. (2017): Temporary Intra-Operative Portocaval Shunts, Post-Operative Infections, and Mid-Term Survival after Cava-Sparing Liver Transplantation. In: Surgical Infections, Bd. 18, Nr. 7: S. 803-809

Abstract

BACKGROUND Temporary intra-operative portocaval shunts (TPCS) are believed to improve outcomes after cava-sparing liver transplantation. We hypothesize that decompression of the portal venous system via a TPCS reduces gut congestion, thereby decreasing bacterial translocation. Thus, we sought to clarify whether transplantation with a TPCS alters rates of post-operative infections and survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients undergoing liver transplantation (n = 189) were stratified by usage of a TPCS and the type of intra-operative antibiotic prophylaxis. Rates of post-operative infections were analyzed using the \textgreekq(2) test. The log-rank test was used to compare 120-d survival. RESULTS The analysis of patients transplanted with a TPCS and meropenem revealed increased infection rates with gut-specific pathogens (Escherichia coli, Escherichia faecalis, Escherichia faecium; p = 0.04) and equal 120-d survival in comparison with patients transplanted without a TPCS. When vancomycin was added to meropenem infection rates did not differ and patients transplanted with a TPCS had better survival in comparison with patients transplanted without a TPCS (p = 0.02). Within the TPCS group, the administration of meropenem and vancomycin was associated with improved survival in comparison with meropenem only (p = 0.03). CONCLUSION Survival of patients may be improved by usage of a TPCS when gut-specific pathogens are covered by intra-operative antibiotic prophylaxis.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin > Institut für Medizinische Informationsverarbeitung, Biometrie und Epidemiologie
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 1557-8674
• Sprache: Englisch