AIM:To evaluate the relationship between donor safety and remnant liver volume in right lobe living donor liver transplantation(LDLT).METHODS:From July 2001 to January 2009,our liver transplant centers carried out 197...AIM:To evaluate the relationship between donor safety and remnant liver volume in right lobe living donor liver transplantation(LDLT).METHODS:From July 2001 to January 2009,our liver transplant centers carried out 197 LDLTs.The clinical data from 151 cases of adult right lobe living donors(not including the middle hepatic vein) were analyzed.The conditions of the three groups of donors were well matched in terms of the studied parameters.The donors' preoperative data,intraoperative and postoperative data were calculated for the three groups:Group 1 remnant liver volume(RLV) < 35%,group 2 RLV 36%-40%,and group 3 RLV > 40%.Comparisons included the different remnant liver volumes on postoperative liver function recovery and the impact of systemic conditions.Correlations between remnant liver volume and post-operative complications were also analyzed.RESULTS:The donors' anthroposomatology data,op-eration time,and preoperative donor blood test indicators were calculated for the three groups.No significant differences were observed between the donors' gender,age,height,weight,and operation time.According to the Chengdu standard liver volume formula,the total liver volume of group 1 was 1072.88 ± 131.06 mL,group 2 was 1043.84 ± 97.11 mL,and group 3 was 1065.33 ± 136.02 mL.The three groups showed no statistically significant differences.When the volume of the remnant liver was less than 35% of the total liver volume,the volume of the remnant had a significant effect on the recovery of liver function and intensive care unit time.In addition,the occurrence of complications was closely related to the remnant liver volume.When the volume of the remnant liver was more than 35% of the total liver volume,the remnant volume change had no significant effect on donor recovery.CONCLUSION:To ensure donor safety,the remnant liver volume should be greater than the standard liver volume(35%) in right lobe living donor liver transplantation.展开更多
Complicated relationships exist in both occurrence and progression of surgical complications,which are difficult to account for using a separate quantitative method such as prediction or grading.Data of 51,030 surgica...Complicated relationships exist in both occurrence and progression of surgical complications,which are difficult to account for using a separate quantitative method such as prediction or grading.Data of 51,030 surgical inpatients were collected from four academic/teaching hospitals in a prospective cohort study in China.The relationship between preoperative factors,22 common complications,and death was analyzed.With input from 54 senior clinicians and following a Bayesian network approach,a complication grading,cluster-visualization,and prediction(GCP)system was designed to model pathways between grades of complication and preoperative risk factor clusters.In the GCP system,there were 11 nodes representing six grades of complication and five preoperative risk factor clusters,and 32 arcs representing a direct association.Several critical targets were pinpointed on the pathway.Malnourished status was a fundamental cause widely associated(7/32 arcs)with other risk factor clusters and complications.American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA)score≥3 was directly dependent on all other risk factor clusters and influenced all severe complications.Grade III complications(mainly pneumonia)were directly dependent on4/5 risk factor clusters and affected all other grades of complication.Irrespective of grade,complication occurrence was more likely to increase the risk of other grades of complication than risk factor clusters.展开更多
基金Supported by National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program),No.2010CB529301the Key Program for AntiCancer Research of Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Commission,No.12ZCDZSY16400
文摘AIM: To elucidate the potential impact of the grade of complications on long-term survival of gastric cancer patients after curative surgery.
文摘AIM:To evaluate the relationship between donor safety and remnant liver volume in right lobe living donor liver transplantation(LDLT).METHODS:From July 2001 to January 2009,our liver transplant centers carried out 197 LDLTs.The clinical data from 151 cases of adult right lobe living donors(not including the middle hepatic vein) were analyzed.The conditions of the three groups of donors were well matched in terms of the studied parameters.The donors' preoperative data,intraoperative and postoperative data were calculated for the three groups:Group 1 remnant liver volume(RLV) < 35%,group 2 RLV 36%-40%,and group 3 RLV > 40%.Comparisons included the different remnant liver volumes on postoperative liver function recovery and the impact of systemic conditions.Correlations between remnant liver volume and post-operative complications were also analyzed.RESULTS:The donors' anthroposomatology data,op-eration time,and preoperative donor blood test indicators were calculated for the three groups.No significant differences were observed between the donors' gender,age,height,weight,and operation time.According to the Chengdu standard liver volume formula,the total liver volume of group 1 was 1072.88 ± 131.06 mL,group 2 was 1043.84 ± 97.11 mL,and group 3 was 1065.33 ± 136.02 mL.The three groups showed no statistically significant differences.When the volume of the remnant liver was less than 35% of the total liver volume,the volume of the remnant had a significant effect on the recovery of liver function and intensive care unit time.In addition,the occurrence of complications was closely related to the remnant liver volume.When the volume of the remnant liver was more than 35% of the total liver volume,the remnant volume change had no significant effect on donor recovery.CONCLUSION:To ensure donor safety,the remnant liver volume should be greater than the standard liver volume(35%) in right lobe living donor liver transplantation.
基金supported by the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China(201402017)。
文摘Complicated relationships exist in both occurrence and progression of surgical complications,which are difficult to account for using a separate quantitative method such as prediction or grading.Data of 51,030 surgical inpatients were collected from four academic/teaching hospitals in a prospective cohort study in China.The relationship between preoperative factors,22 common complications,and death was analyzed.With input from 54 senior clinicians and following a Bayesian network approach,a complication grading,cluster-visualization,and prediction(GCP)system was designed to model pathways between grades of complication and preoperative risk factor clusters.In the GCP system,there were 11 nodes representing six grades of complication and five preoperative risk factor clusters,and 32 arcs representing a direct association.Several critical targets were pinpointed on the pathway.Malnourished status was a fundamental cause widely associated(7/32 arcs)with other risk factor clusters and complications.American Society of Anesthesiologists(ASA)score≥3 was directly dependent on all other risk factor clusters and influenced all severe complications.Grade III complications(mainly pneumonia)were directly dependent on4/5 risk factor clusters and affected all other grades of complication.Irrespective of grade,complication occurrence was more likely to increase the risk of other grades of complication than risk factor clusters.
