Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-1-2003

Identifier

DOI: 10.1053/jlts.2003.50018

Abstract

The goal of this report is to evaluate in a prospective randomized fashion the effect of flushing hepatic allografts with tacrolimus before transplantation. A prospective, double-blinded, randomized trial was performed. Twenty patients receiving orthotopic liver transplants from October 2000 to October 2001 were randomized into two groups. Group 1 (active) was administered tacrolimus, 20 ng/mL, plus Plasma-lyte A (Baxter Healthcare Corp, Deerfield, IL) liver flush solution; and group 2 (placebo) was administered only Plasma-lyte A. Ischemia/reperfusion injury was assessed in both groups after transplantation by means of serum laboratory values to assess hepatocellular damage, synthetic function, and ion transport capacity. Peak values were recorded for each parameter, and their distributions were compared. There were no statistically significant differences between groups for age, sex, total ischemia time, or cause of liver disease. Global multivariate comparison of peak changes in all measures of liver function indicated liver injury was significantly lower with tacrolimus treatment than placebo (P =.01). The sample median for group 1 was less than for group 2 in all parameters measured. Individual statistical comparison showed that peak changes from baseline aspartate aminotransferase and activated partial thromboplastin time values were significantly improved (P

Journal Title

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society

Volume

9

Issue

2

First Page

144

Last Page

149

MeSH Keywords

Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Bilirubin; Double-Blind Method; Female; Humans; Immunosuppressive Agents; Liver Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; Prothrombin Time; Reperfusion Injury; Solutions; Tacrolimus

Keywords

Liver Transplants

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