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Ruck JM, King EA, Chu NM, Segev DL, McAdams-DeMarco M. Delirium in Liver Transplantation. CURRENT TRANSPLANTATION REPORTS 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s40472-023-00391-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Zahid S, Sanchez-Nadales A, Hashem A, Sarkar A, Sleiman J, Lewis A, Uppal D, Nimmagadda M, Ullah W, Leiby B, Snipelisky D, Baez-Escudero J, Asher C. Trends and Outcomes of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Renal and Liver Transplant Recipients: Insights From the United States National Inpatient and Readmission Database. Curr Probl Cardiol 2023; 48:101488. [PMID: 36351464 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Left atrial appendage occlusion using the Watchman device has emerged as an alternative treatment strategy for preventing strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation. However, there is no data on its safety and clinical outcomes in prior renal or liver transplant recipients. We included a total of 61,995 patients from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS, in-hospital outcomes) and 55,048 patients from the National Readmission Database (NRD, 30-day outcomes) who underwent percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO). From this group, 0.65% (n=405) and 0.62% (n=339) were renal and liver transplant recipients in NIS and NRD respectively. Transplant recipients were younger compared with non-transplant recipients (mean age 69 vs 77 years, P=<0.01). There was little difference in terms of in-hospital mortality (0% vs 0.2%, P=0.43), major complications (6.2% vs 5.6%, P=0.61), cardiovascular complications (2.5% vs 2.8%, P=0.73), neurological complications (1.2% vs 0.7%, P=0.21) or bleeding complications (1.2% vs 0.7%, P=0.99) between transplant vs. non-transplant patients. Based on the NRD database, 30-day readmission rate was not meaningfully different for transplant recipients undergoing LAAO (9.44%) when compared to non-transplant patients (8.12%, [log-rank, P=0.56]). There was no difference between 30-day major or cardiovascular complications, however vascular complication rates were significantly higher for transplant recipients (OR 2.56, 95% CI [(1.66-3.47]). Our study findings suggest that LAAO may be safe for patients with a prior renal or liver transplant in terms of major complications, cardiovascular complications, and all-cause readmission rates. However vascular complications may be higher in transplant recipients. Further large-scale studies are needed to confirm these findings.
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- Salman Zahid
- Sands-Constellation Heart Institute, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY.
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- Sands-Constellation Heart Institute, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
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- Division of Biostatistics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
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Kleiboeker HL, Jorgenson MR, Smith JA. Myalgia in liver transplant recipients after receiving tixagevimab/cilgavimab for pre-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19: A case series. Transpl Infect Dis 2022; 24:e13932. [PMID: 35980219 PMCID: PMC9538891 DOI: 10.1111/tid.13932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Hanna L. Kleiboeker
- Department of PharmacyUniversity of Wisconsin Hospital and ClinicsMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of PharmacyUniversity of Wisconsin Hospital and ClinicsMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Department of MedicineDivision of Infectious DiseasesUniversity of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWisconsinUSA
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Kılıç B, Güngör S, Arslan M, Selimoğlu MA, Yılmaz S. Seizures in Pediatric Patients With Liver Transplant and Efficacy of Levetiracetam. J Child Neurol 2017; 32:740-745. [PMID: 28420301 DOI: 10.1177/0883073817703502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors, clinical implications, and prognosis of new-onset seizures that occurred after pediatric liver transplantation, and to assess the efficacy of levetiracetam treatment. The clinical and laboratory data of liver transplanted 28 children who had seizures after liver transplantation and specifically of 18 children who received levetiracetam were analyzed retrospectively. Sixteen patients (88.9%) remained seizure-free and in 2 (11.1%), more than 50% reduction in seizures were detected with levetiracetam treatment. In conclusion, seizures are generally the most common complication by a spectrum of seizure types, and sometimes cause symptomatic epilepsy. The most common risk factors for seizures in transplant recipients is immunosuppressant toxicity. Currently, there isn't a specific treatment involving the transplant patient population. Levetiracetam may be preferable in pediatric patients as it's reliable for liver disease and has advantages in the treatment of postoperative seizures due to its intravenous usage.
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- Betül Kılıç
- 1 Inönü University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Malatya, Turkey
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- 1 Inönü University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Malatya, Turkey
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- 1 Inönü University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Malatya, Turkey
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- 2 Inönü University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Malatya, Turkey
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- 3 Inönü University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Malatya, Turkey
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Saadi A, Schmahmann JD. Pearls & Oy-sters: Tacrolimus neurotoxicity presenting as an isolated brainstem lesion. Neurology 2016; 86:e109-11. [PMID: 26976521 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000002467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Altaf Saadi
- From Partners Neurology Residency (A.S.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston; and Ataxia Unit (J.D.S.), Cognitive Behavioral Neurology Unit, Laboratory for Neuroanatomy and Cerebellar Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- From Partners Neurology Residency (A.S.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston; and Ataxia Unit (J.D.S.), Cognitive Behavioral Neurology Unit, Laboratory for Neuroanatomy and Cerebellar Neurobiology, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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Derle E, Kibaroğlu S, Öcal R, Kırnap M, Can U, Benli S, Haberal M. Neurologic Complications After Liver Transplant: Experience at a Single Center. EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2015; 13 Suppl 1:327-30. [DOI: 10.6002/ect.mesot2014.p177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Risk Factors for Central Pontine and Extrapontine Myelinolysis After Liver Transplantation. Transplantation 2015; 99:1257-64. [DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000000496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Straube A, Klein M, Erbguth F, Maschke M, Klawe C, Sander D, Hilz MJ, Ziemssen T, Klucken J, Kohl Z, Winkler J, Bettendorf M, Staykov D, Berrouschot J, Dörfler A. Metabolische Störungen. NEUROINTENSIV 2015. [PMCID: PMC7175475 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-46500-4_36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Im folgenden Kapitel werden die verschiedenen metabolischen Störungen betrachtet. Zunächst wird auf die allgemeinen und spezifischen neurologischen Komplikationen bei Organtransplantation eingegangen. Dann geht es um die metabolischen Enzephalopathien: Störungen der Gehirntätigkeit bei angeborenen und erworbenen Stoffwechselerkrankungen im engeren Sinn, Elektrolytstörungen, Hypovitaminosen, zerebrale Folgen einzelner Organdysfunktionen, zerebrale Hypoxien, Endotheliopathien und Mitochondropathien. Anschließend werden das Alkoholdelir und die Wernicke-Enzephalopathie erörtert. Bei zahlreichen akuten Erkrankungen von Gehirn, Rückenmark und peripherem Nervensystem treten typische Störungen vegetativer Systeme auf, deren Erkennung und Therapie insbesondere bei Intensivpatienten eine vitale Bedeutung haben kann: die autonomen Störungen. Bei der zentralen pontinen Myelinolyse kommt es zu einer akuten, vorwiegend fokal-symmetrischen Demyelinisierung im Hirnparenchym. Auch Basalganglienerkrankungen können intensivmedizinisch relevant werden. Und schließlich wird die akute Stressreaktion betrachtet, die aufgrund der vielfältigen metabolischen und endokrinen Veränderungen bei kritischen Erkrankungen entsteht. Gerade das RCVS als neuere Krankheitsentität und wichtige Differenzialdiagnose zur Vaskulitis des ZNS verdient einen eigenen Platz, in diesem Unterkapitel werden ebenfalls verwandte Syndrome wie die hypertensive Enzephalopathie und das PRES abgehandelt.
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Xie M, Rao W, Sun LY, Zhu ZJ, Deng YL, Shen ZY, Jia JD. Tacrolimus-related seizure after pediatric liver transplantation--a single-center experience. Pediatr Transplant 2014; 18:58-63. [PMID: 24283660 DOI: 10.1111/petr.12198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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To identify the risk factors for new-onset seizures after pediatric LT and to assess their clinical implications and long-term prognosis. The clinical and laboratory data of 27 consecutive children who underwent LT from January 2007 to December 2010 in our center were analyzed retrospectively. Patients were divided into seizures group and a non-seizures group. Pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative data were collected. Seizures occurred in four children, an incidence of 14.8%. All exhibited generalized tonic-clonic seizures within the first two wk after LT. Univariate analysis showed that the risk factors associated with seizures after pediatric LT included gender, pediatric end-stage liver disease score before surgery, Child-Pugh score before surgery, serum total bilirubin after surgery, and trough TAC level. Multivariate analysis showed that trough TAC level was the only independent risk factor associated with the seizures. All children who experienced seizures survived with good graft function and remained seizure-free without anti-epileptic drugs over a mean follow-up period of 33.7 ± 14.6 months. High trough TAC level was the predominant factor that contributed to seizures in the early post-operative period after pediatric LT. High PELD and Child-Pugh scores before LT and high post-operative serum Tbil may be contributory risk factors for TAC-related seizures.
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- Man Xie
- Liver Research Center, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Colombari RC, de Ataíde EC, Udo EY, Falcão ALE, Martins LC, Boin IFSF. Neurological complications prevalence and long-term survival after liver transplantation. Transplant Proc 2013; 45:1126-9. [PMID: 23622643 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Neurological postsurgical complications are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality occur in transplant recipients impacting their survival. METHODS We analyzed the medical records of 269 patients who underwent transplantation between 2000 and 2011, after application of the exclusion criteria Neurological complications were examined according to the period in which they appeared: immediate (1-30 day) early (31-180 days), and late (after 180 days). The survival analysis was based on the first complication. RESULTS The majority of transplant recipients were males (73.2%) and white (97.1%) with an overall median age of 49 (range, 18-73) years. Regarding the etiology for transplantation, the most common causes were hepatitis C virus (56.5%) and alcohol (33.1%). Complications, appearing in 29.4% (immediate), 31.5% (early), and 39.1% (late) cases, were encephalopathy, confusion, tremors, headache, and stroke. Patients who had the first complication between 1 and 6 months showed greater mortality than those who had one after 6 months. CONCLUSIONS Neurological complications led to longer hospital stays with greater early morbidity and mortality. Knowledge of these complications appears to be extremely important for the multidisciplinary transplantation team to decrease its prevalence as well as to diagnose and treat early.
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- R C Colombari
- Unit of Liver Transplantation, State University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Lopes P, Mei M, Guardia A, Stucchi R, Udo E, Warwar M, Boin I. Correlation Between Serum Magnesium Levels and Hepatic Encephalopathy in Immediate Post Liver Transplantation Period. Transplant Proc 2013; 45:1122-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2013.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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