Frequent Follow-Up of Delisted Liver Transplant Candidates Is Necessary: An Observational Study about Characteristics and Outcomes of Delisted Liver Transplant Candidates

Payani E, Koliogiannis D, Schoenberg MB, Koch D, Eser-Valeri D, Denk G, Rehm M, Schäfer S, Ehmer U, Kremer A, Meiser B, Werner J, Guba M, Börner N (2023)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2023

Journal

Journal of Clinical Medicine MDPI

Book Volume: 12

Article Number: 5880

Journal Issue: 18

DOI: 10.3390/jcm12185880

Abstract

This observational study focuses on the characteristics and survival of patients taken off of the liver transplant waiting list. Assessment of post-delisting survival and a frequent follow-up of patients after delisting are important keys to improve the survival rate of patients with liver failure after being delisted. Within this study, delisted liver transplant candidates were divided into the following groups: (1) “too good” (54%) or (2) “too sick” (22%) for transplantation, (3) adherence issues (12%) or (4) therapy goal changed (11%). The 5-year survival after delisting within these groups was 84%, 9%, 50%, and 68%, respectively. Less than 3% of the delisted patients had to be relisted again. The clinical expert decision of the multidisciplinary transplant team was sufficiently accurate to differentiate between patients requiring liver transplantation and those who were delisted after a stable recovery of liver function. The assessment of post-delisting survival may serve as a complementary metric to assess differences in center practices and to estimate cumulative post-delisting mortality risk.

Authors with CRIS profile

Andreas Kremer Department of Medicine 1 – Gastroenterology, Pneumology and Endocrinology

Involved external institutions

Klinikum der Universität München DE Germany (DE) Technische Universität München (TUM) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Payani, E., Koliogiannis, D., Schoenberg, M.B., Koch, D., Eser-Valeri, D., Denk, G.,... Börner, N. (2023). Frequent Follow-Up of Delisted Liver Transplant Candidates Is Necessary: An Observational Study about Characteristics and Outcomes of Delisted Liver Transplant Candidates. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(18). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12185880

MLA:

Payani, Elnaz, et al. "Frequent Follow-Up of Delisted Liver Transplant Candidates Is Necessary: An Observational Study about Characteristics and Outcomes of Delisted Liver Transplant Candidates." Journal of Clinical Medicine 12.18 (2023).

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