1000 Liver Transplantations at the Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw - Analysis of Indications and Results

• Authors: Marek Krawczyk , Michał Grąt , Krzysztof Barski , Joanna Ligocka , Arkadiusz Antczak , Oskar Kornasiewicz , Michał Skalski , Waldemar Patkowski , Paweł Nyckowski , Krzysztof Zieniewicz , Ireneusz Grzelak , Jacek Pawlak , Abdulsalam Alsharabi , Tadeusz Wróblewski , Rafał Paluszkiewicz , Bogusław Najnigier , Krzysztof Dudek , Piotr Remiszewski , Piotr Smoter , Mariusz Grodzicki , Michał Korba , Marcin Kotulski , Bartosz Cieślak , Piotr Kalinowski , Piotr Gierej , Mariusz Frączek , Łukasz Rdzanek , Rafał Stankiewicz , Konrad Kobryń , Łukasz Nazarewski , Dorota Leonowicz , Magdalena Urban-Lechowicz , Anna Skwarek , Dorota Giercuszkiewicz , Agata Paczkowska , Jolanta Piwowarska , Remigiusz Gelo , Paweł Andruszkiewicz , Anna Brudkowska , Renata Andrzejewska , Grzegorz Niewiński , Beata Kilińska , Aleksandra Zarzycka , Robert Nowak , Cezary Kosiński , Teresa Korta , Urszula Ołdakowska-Jedynak , Joanna Sańko-Resmer , Bartosz Foroncewicz , Jacek Ziółkowski , Krzysztof Mucha , Grzegorz Senatorski , Leszek Pączek , Andrzej Habior , Robert Lechowicz , Sławomir Polański , Elżbieta Leowska , Ryszard Pacho , Małgorzata Andrzejewska , Olgierd Rowiński , Sławomir Kozieł , Jerzy Żurakowski , Bogna Ziarkiewicz-Wróblewska , Barbara Górnicka , Piotr Hevelke , Bogdan Michałowicz , Andrzej Karwowski , Jerzy Szczerbań
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the study was to analyze indications and results of the first one thousand liver transplantations at Chair and Clinic of General, Transplantation and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw.Material and methods. Data from 1000 transplantations (944 patients) performed at Chair and Clinic of General, Transplantation and Liver Surgery between 1994 and 2011 were analyzed retrospectively. These included 943 first transplantations and 55 retransplantations and 2 re-retransplantations. Frequency of particular indications for first transplantation and retransplantations was established. Perioperative mortality was defined as death within 30 days after the transplantation. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to estimate 5-year patient and graft survival.Results. The most common indications for first transplantation included: liver failure caused by hepatitis C infection (27.8%) and hepatitis B infection (18%) and alcoholic liver disease (17.7%). Early (< 6 months) and late (> 6 months) retransplantations were dominated by hepatic artery thrombosis (54.3%) and recurrence of the underlying disease (45%). Perioperative mortality rate was 8.9% for first transplantations and 34.5% for retransplantations. Five-year patient and graft survival rate was 74.3% and 71%, respectively, after first transplantations and 54.7% and 52.9%, respectively, after retransplantations.Conclusions. Development of liver transplantation program provided more than 1000 transplantations and excellent long-term results. Liver failure caused by hepatitis C and B infections remains the most common cause of liver transplantation and structure of other indications is consistent with European data.

Keywords

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liver transplantation; indications; results; mortality

• Journal: Polish Journal of Surgery
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 84
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 304-312

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2012

online

28 - 7 - 2012

Contributors

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Marek Krawczyk

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Michał Grąt

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Krzysztof Barski

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Joanna Ligocka

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Arkadiusz Antczak

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Oskar Kornasiewicz

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Michał Skalski

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Waldemar Patkowski

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Paweł Nyckowski

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Krzysztof Zieniewicz

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Ireneusz Grzelak

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Jacek Pawlak

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Abdulsalam Alsharabi

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Tadeusz Wróblewski

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Rafał Paluszkiewicz

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Bogusław Najnigier

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Krzysztof Dudek

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Piotr Remiszewski

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Piotr Smoter

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Mariusz Grodzicki

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Michał Korba

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Marcin Kotulski

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Bartosz Cieślak

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Piotr Kalinowski

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Piotr Gierej

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Mariusz Frączek

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Łukasz Rdzanek

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Rafał Stankiewicz

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Konrad Kobryń

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Łukasz Nazarewski

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Dorota Leonowicz

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Magdalena Urban-Lechowicz

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Anna Skwarek

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Dorota Giercuszkiewicz

• Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw

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Agata Paczkowska

• Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw

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Jolanta Piwowarska

• Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw

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Remigiusz Gelo

• Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw

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Paweł Andruszkiewicz

• Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw

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Anna Brudkowska

• Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw

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Renata Andrzejewska

• Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw

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Grzegorz Niewiński

• Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw

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Beata Kilińska

• Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw

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Aleksandra Zarzycka

• Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw

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Robert Nowak

• Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw

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Cezary Kosiński

• Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw

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Teresa Korta

• Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical University of Warsaw

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Urszula Ołdakowska-Jedynak

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Joanna Sańko-Resmer

• Department of Immunology, Transplantat and Internal Medicine, Institute of Transplant, Medical University of Warsaw

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Bartosz Foroncewicz

• Department of Immunology, Transplantat and Internal Medicine, Institute of Transplant, Medical University of Warsaw

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Jacek Ziółkowski

• Department of Immunology, Transplantat and Internal Medicine, Institute of Transplant, Medical University of Warsaw

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Krzysztof Mucha

• Department of Immunology, Transplantat and Internal Medicine, Institute of Transplant, Medical University of Warsaw

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Grzegorz Senatorski

• Department of Immunology, Transplantat and Internal Medicine, Institute of Transplant, Medical University of Warsaw

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Leszek Pączek

• Department of Immunology, Transplantat and Internal Medicine, Institute of Transplant, Medical University of Warsaw

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Andrzej Habior

• Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical Center of Postgraduate Education

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Robert Lechowicz

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Sławomir Polański

• Department of Clinical Radiology, Medical University of Warsaw

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Elżbieta Leowska

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Ryszard Pacho

• Department of Clinical Radiology, Medical University of Warsaw

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Małgorzata Andrzejewska

• Department of Clinical Radiology, Medical University of Warsaw

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Olgierd Rowiński

• Department of Clinical Radiology, Medical University of Warsaw

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Sławomir Kozieł

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Jerzy Żurakowski

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Bogna Ziarkiewicz-Wróblewska

• Department of Pathology Medical, University of Warsaw

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Barbara Górnicka

• Department of Pathology Medical, University of Warsaw

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Piotr Hevelke

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Bogdan Michałowicz

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Andrzej Karwowski

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Jerzy Szczerbań

• Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10035-012-0051-y