Predictive utility of fibrinogen in acute kidney injury in living donor liver transplantation: A propensity score-matching analysis

Jaesik Park, Min A. Joo, Ho Joong Choi, Sang Hyun Hong, Chul Soo Park, Jong Ho Choi, Min Suk Chae

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Abstract

Background This study investigated the association between the fibrinogen level and the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients who have undergone living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Patients and methods A total of 676 patients who underwent LDLT were analyzed retrospectively. Exclusion criteria included a history of severe kidney dysfunction, emergency operation, deceased donor, ABO-incompatible transplantation, and missing data. The study population was divided into low and normal fibrinogen groups. A 1:1 propensity score (PS) matching analysis was used to evaluate the association between a low fibrinogen level (< 160 mg/dL) and postoperative development of AKI. Results In total, 142 patients (23.1%) developed AKI after LDLT. The PS matching analysis showed that the probability of AKI was two-fold higher in the low fibrinogen group than in the normal fibrinogen group. In addition, patients with AKI had poorer postoperative outcomes such as longer hospitalization, longer ICU stay, and higher mortality than patients without AKI. Conclusions The preoperative fibrinogen level may be useful for risk stratification of patients undergoing LDLT in terms postoperative development of AKI.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0252715
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume16
Issue number6 June
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2021

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