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. 2018 Jun 20:2018:8703172.
doi: 10.1155/2018/8703172. eCollection 2018.

Risk Factors for Sepsis Based on Sepsis-3 Criteria after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Yanling Wang  1 , Yu Gu  1 , Fei Huang  1 , Dezhao Liu  1 , Zheng Zhang  1 , Niman Zhou  1 , Jiani Liang  1 , Changyin Lu  1 , Dongdong Yuan  1 , Ziqing Hei  1
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Risk Factors for Sepsis Based on Sepsis-3 Criteria after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

Yanling Wang et al. Mediators Inflamm. .

Abstract

Sepsis is a common complication of solid organ transplant procedures and, in particular, can affect the prognosis of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). This retrospective study determined the pre-, peri-, and postoperative risk factors for sepsis after OLT, using as reference the 2016 Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). Pre-, peri-, and postoperative clinical data of the sepsis-positive (n = 85) and sepsis-negative (n = 41) groups were analyzed for potential risk factors of OLT-related sepsis. The sepsis-positive patients had a significantly higher rate of dialysis (49.4%), longer time under mechanical ventilation (1.5 d), higher hospitalization costs (0.41 million RMB), and worse survival rate (68.5%), compared with the sepsis-negative patients (4.8%, 1 d, 0.30 million RMB, and 73.1%, resp.). The multivariate logistic analysis identified the following as risk factors for OLT-related sepsis: preoperative Child-Pugh grade C (OR 10.43; 95% CI 2.081-52.292; P = 0.004), preoperative hypercalcemia (OR 6.372; 95% CI 1.693-23.98; P = 0.006), and perioperative acidosis (OR 6.364; 95% CI 1.196-33.869; P = 0.030). Patients with preoperative Child-Pugh grade C, preoperative hypercalcemia, or perioperative acidosis are at higher risk for developing sepsis after OLT. When any of these problems occur, timely sepsis management should be planned.

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Study population and exclusion criteria in the current retrospective study.
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Survival rate and sepsis.
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