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1. Technical feasibility and short-term outcomes of laparoscopic isolated caudate lobe resection: an IgoMILS (Italian Group of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery) registry-based study

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Ruzzenente A., Ciangherotti A., Aldrighetti L., Ettorre G. M., De Carlis L., Ferrero A., Dalla Valle R., Tisone G., Guglielmi A., Ratti F., Gringeri E., Russolillo N., Campagnaro T., Conci S., Sandri G. B. L., Ardito F., Boggi U., Gruttadauria S., Vigano L., Di Benedetto F., Rossi G. E., Berti S., Ceccarelli G., Vincenti L., Cillo U., Giuliante F., Mazzaferro V., Jovine E., Calise F., Belli G., Zamboni F., Coratti A., Mezzatesta P., Santambrogio R., Navarra G., Giuliani A., Ferla F., Pinna A. D., Parisi A., Colledan M., Slim A., Antonucci A., Grazi G. L., Frena A., Sgroi G., Brolese A., Morelli L., Floridi A., Patriti A., Veneroni L., Boni L., Maida P., Griseri G., Filauro M., Guerriero S., Romito R., Tedeschi U., Zimmitti G., Ruzzenente, A., Ciangherotti, A., Aldrighetti, L., Ettorre, G. M., De Carlis, L., Ferrero, A., Dalla Valle, R., Tisone, G., Guglielmi, A., Ratti, F., Gringeri, E., Russolillo, N., Campagnaro, T., Conci, S., Sandri, G. B. L., Ardito, F., Boggi, U., Gruttadauria, S., Vigano, L., Di Benedetto, F., Rossi, G. E., Berti, S., Ceccarelli, G., Vincenti, L., Cillo, U., Giuliante, F., Mazzaferro, V., Jovine, E., Calise, F., Belli, G., Zamboni, F., Coratti, A., Mezzatesta, P., Santambrogio, R., Navarra, G., Giuliani, A., Ferla, F., Pinna, A. D., Parisi, A., Colledan, M., Slim, A., Antonucci, A., Grazi, G. L., Frena, A., Sgroi, G., Brolese, A., Morelli, L., Floridi, A., Patriti, A., Veneroni, L., Boni, L., Maida, P., Griseri, G., Filauro, M., Guerriero, S., Romito, R., Tedeschi, U., Zimmitti, G., Ruzzenente, A, Ciangherotti, A, Aldrighetti, L, Ettorre, G, De Carlis, L, Ferrero, A, Dalla Valle, R, Tisone, G, Guglielmi, A, Ratti, F, Gringeri, E, Russolillo, N, Campagnaro, T, Conci, S, Sandri, G, Ardito, F, Boggi, U, Gruttadauria, S, Vigano, L, Di Benedetto, F, Rossi, G, Berti, S, Ceccarelli, G, Vincenti, L, Cillo, U, Giuliante, F, Mazzaferro, V, Jovine, E, Calise, F, Belli, G, Zamboni, F, Coratti, A, Mezzatesta, P, Santambrogio, R, Navarra, G, Giuliani, A, Ferla, F, Pinna, A, Parisi, A, Colledan, M, Slim, A, Antonucci, A, Grazi, G, Frena, A, Sgroi, G, Brolese, A, Morelli, L, Floridi, A, Patriti, A, Veneroni, L, Boni, L, Maida, P, Griseri, G, Filauro, M, Guerriero, S, Romito, R, Tedeschi, U, and Zimmitti, G

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medicine.medical_specialty, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE, Article, NO, Cohort Studies, 03 medical and health sciences, Liver disease, 0302 clinical medicine, Postoperative Complications, Caudate lobe, Open Resection, Internal medicine, medicine, Hepatectomy, Humans, Multi-institutional, Prospective Studies, Registries, Propensity Score, Contraindication, Retrospective Studies, LS7_4, Intrahepatic, business.industry, Carcinoma, Liver Neoplasms, Minimally invasive liver surgery, Hepatocellular, Perioperative, Hepatology, Length of Stay, medicine.disease, Surgery, Settore MED/18, Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic, Bile Duct Neoplasms, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Propensity score matching, Feasibility Studies, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Laparoscopy, Bile Ducts, business, Propensity score matched, Abdominal surgery
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Background Although isolated caudate lobe (CL) liver resection is not a contraindication for minimally invasive liver surgery (MILS), feasibility and safety of the procedure are still poorly investigated. To address this gap, we evaluate data on the Italian prospective maintained database on laparoscopic liver surgery (IgoMILS) and compare outcomes between MILS and open group. Methods Perioperative data of patients with malignancies, as colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), non-colorectal liver metastases (NCRLM) and benign liver disease, were retrospectively analyzed. A propensity score matching (PSM) analysis was performed to balance the potential selection bias for MILS and open group. Results A total of 224 patients were included in the study, 47 and 177 patients underwent MILS and open isolated CL resection, respectively. The overall complication rate was comparable between the two groups; however, severe complication rate (Dindo–Clavien grade ≥ 3) was lower in the MILS group (0% versus 6.8%, P = ns). In-hospital mortality was 0% in both groups and mean hospital stay was significantly shorter in the MILS group (P = 0.01). After selection of 42 MILS and 43 open CL resections by PSM analysis, intraoperative and postoperative outcomes remained similar except for the hospital stay which was not significantly shorter in MILS group. Conclusions This multi-institutional cohort study shows that MILS CL resection is feasible and safe. The surgical procedure can be technically demanding compared to open resection, whereas good perioperative outcomes can be achieved in highly selected patients.

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2021

2. Is minimally invasive liver surgery a reasonable option in recurrent HCC? A snapshot from the I Go MILS registry

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Levi Sandri, G. B., Colasanti, M., Aldrighetti, L., Guglielmi, A., Cillo, U., Mazzaferro, V., Dalla Valle, R., De Carlis, L., Salvatore, G., Di Benedetto, F., Ferrero, A., Ettorre, G. M., Antonucci, A., Batignani, G., Belli, G., Belli, A., Berti, S., Boggi, U., Bonsignore, P., Brolese, A., Calise, F., Ceccarelli, G., Cecconi, S., Colledan, M., Coratti, A., Ercolani, G., Ferla, F., Filauro, M., Floridi, A., Frena, A., Giuliani, A., Giuliante, F., Grazi, G. L., Gringeri, E., Griseri, G., Guerriero, S., Jovine, E., Magistri, P., Maida, P., Massani, M., Mezzatesta, P., Morelli, L., Russolillo, N., Navarra, G., Parisi, A., Patriti, A., Ravaioli, M., Ratti, F., Romito, R., Reggiani, P., Ruzzenente, A., Santambrogio, R., Berardi, G., Sgroi, G., Slim, A., Spada, M., Sposito, C., Tedeschi, U., Tisone, G., Torzilli, G., Veneroni, L., Vincenti, L., Zamboni, F., Zimmitti, G., Levi Sandri G.B., Colasanti M., Aldrighetti L., Guglielmi A., Cillo U., Mazzaferro V., Dalla Valle R., De Carlis L., Salvatore G., Di Benedetto F., Ferrero A., Ettorre G.M., Antonucci A., Batignani G., Belli G., Belli A., Berti S., Boggi U., Bonsignore P., Brolese A., Calise F., Ceccarelli G., Cecconi S., Colledan M., Coratti A., Ercolani G., Ferla F., Filauro M., Floridi A., Frena A., Giuliani A., Giuliante F., Grazi G.L., Gringeri E., Griseri G., Guerriero S., Jovine E., Magistri P., Maida P., Massani M., Mezzatesta P., Morelli L., Russolillo N., Navarra G., Parisi A., Patriti A., Ravaioli M., Ratti F., Romito R., Reggiani P., Ruzzenente A., Santambrogio R., Berardi G., Sgroi G., Slim A., Spada M., Sposito C., Tedeschi U., Tisone G., Torzilli G., Veneroni L., Vincenti L., Zamboni F., Zimmitti G., Levi Sandri, G, Colasanti, M, Aldrighetti, L, Guglielmi, A, Cillo, U, Mazzaferro, V, Dalla Valle, R, De Carlis, L, Salvatore, G, Di Benedetto, F, Ferrero, A, Ettorre, G, Antonucci, A, Batignani, G, Belli, G, Belli, A, Berti, S, Boggi, U, Bonsignore, P, Brolese, A, Calise, F, Ceccarelli, G, Cecconi, S, Colledan, M, Coratti, A, Ercolani, G, Ferla, F, Filauro, M, Floridi, A, Frena, A, Giuliani, A, Giuliante, F, Grazi, G, Gringeri, E, Griseri, G, Guerriero, S, Jovine, E, Magistri, P, Maida, P, Massani, M, Mezzatesta, P, Morelli, L, Russolillo, N, Navarra, G, Parisi, A, Patriti, A, Ravaioli, M, Ratti, F, Romito, R, Reggiani, P, Ruzzenente, A, Santambrogio, R, Berardi, G, Sgroi, G, Slim, A, Spada, M, Sposito, C, Tedeschi, U, Tisone, G, Torzilli, G, Veneroni, L, Vincenti, L, Zamboni, F, Zimmitti, G, Levi Sandri, G. B., Colasanti, M., Aldrighetti, L., Guglielmi, A., Cillo, U., Mazzaferro, V., Dalla Valle, R., De Carlis, L., Salvatore, G., Di Benedetto, F., Ferrero, A., Ettorre, G. M., Antonucci, A., Batignani, G., Belli, G., Belli, A., Berti, S., Boggi, U., Bonsignore, P., Brolese, A., Calise, F., Ceccarelli, G., Cecconi, S., Colledan, M., Coratti, A., Ercolani, G., Ferla, F., Filauro, M., Floridi, A., Frena, A., Giuliani, A., Giuliante, F., Grazi, G. L., Gringeri, E., Griseri, G., Guerriero, S., Jovine, E., Magistri, P., Maida, P., Massani, M., Mezzatesta, P., Morelli, L., Russolillo, N., Navarra, G., Parisi, A., Patriti, A., Ravaioli, M., Ratti, F., Romito, R., Reggiani, P., Ruzzenente, A., Santambrogio, R., Berardi, G., Sgroi, G., Slim, A., Spada, M., Sposito, C., Tedeschi, U., Tisone, G., Torzilli, G., Veneroni, L., Vincenti, L., Zamboni, F., and Zimmitti, G.

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Liver surgery, Registrie, medicine.medical_specialty, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Subgroup analysis, IGoMILS, Laparoscopic HCC, Laparoscopic indications, Laparoscopic liver resection, Minimally invasive, Recurrence, Redo surgery, Robotic, NO, Resection, Postoperative Complications, Retrospective Studie, Clinical endpoint, Medicine, Humans, Hepatectomy, Registries, Propensity Score, LS7_4, Retrospective Studies, business.industry, Primary resection, Carcinoma, Liver Neoplasms, Hepatocellular, Length of Stay, medicine.disease, Surgery, Settore MED/18, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Cohort, Propensity score matching, Laparoscopy, Postoperative Complication, business, Laparoscopic indication, Human
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Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) for Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a safe procedure. Repeat surgery is more often required, and the role of minimally invasive liver surgery (MILS) is not yet clearly defined. The present study analyzes data compiled by the Italian Group of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery (IGoMILS) on LLR. To compare repeated LLR with the first LLR for HCC is the primary endpoint. The secondary endpoint was to evaluate the outcome of repeat LLR in the case of primary open versus primary MILS surgery. The data cohort is divided into two groups. Group 1: first liver resection and Group 2: Repeat LLR. To compare the two groups a 3:1 Propensity Score Matching is performed to analyze open versus MILS primary resection. Fifty-two centers were involved in the present study, and 1054 patients were enrolled. 80 patients underwent to a repeat LLR. The type of resection was different, with more major resections in the group 1 before matching the two groups. After propensity score matching 3:1, each group consisted of 222 and 74 patients. No difference between the two groups was observed. In the subgroup analysis, in 44 patients the first resection was performed by an open approach. The other 36 patients were resected with a MILS approach. We found no difference between these two subgroups of patients. The present study in repeat MILS for HCC using the IGoMILS Registry has observed the feasibility and safety of the MILS procedure.

Published
2021

3. Balancing donor and recipient risk factors in liver transplantation: the value of D-MELD with particular reference to HCV recipients

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Avolio, A, Cillo, U, Salizzoni, M, DE CARLIS, LUCIANO GREGORIO, Colledan, M, Gerunda, G, Mazzaferro, V, Tisone, G, Romagnoli, R, Caccamo, L, Rossi, M, Vitale, A, Cucchetti, A, Lupo, L, Gruttadauria, S, Nicolotti, N, Burra, P, Gasbarrini, A, Agnes, S, Lirosi, M, Miele, L, Pompili, M, Siciliano, M, Perilli, V, Gaspari, R, Castagneto, M, Lupo, F, Tandoi, F, De Carlis, L, Mangoni, I, Belli, L, Pinna, A, Cescon, M, Gridelli, B, Li Petri, S, Volpes, R, Pinelli, D, Fagiuoli, S, Montalti, R, Regalia, E, Rossi, G, Antonelli, B, Berloco, P, Lai, Q, Risaliti, A, Nicolini, D, Valente, U, Gelli, M, Morelli, N, Zamboni, F, Tondolo, V, Ettorre, G, Vennarecci, G, Bresadola, F, Baccarani, U, Toniutto, P, Manzia, T, Anselmo, A, Angelico, M, Calise, F, Scuderi, V, Romano, M, Rendina, M, Barone, M, Cuomo, O, Perrella, A, Santaniello, W, Donataccio, M, Dalle Ore, G, De Ville De Goyet, J, Monti, L, De Waure, C., Avolio A.W., Cillo U., Salizzoni M., De Carlis L., Colledan M., Gerunda G.E., Mazzaferro V., Tisone G., Romagnoli R., Caccamo L., Rossi M., Vitale A., Cucchetti A., Lupo L., Gruttadauria S., Nicolotti N., Burra P., Gasbarrini A., Agnes S., Lirosi M.C., Miele L., Pompili M., Siciliano M., Perilli V., Gaspari R., Castagneto M., Tandoi F., Mangoni I., Belli L., Pinna A.D., Cescon M., Gridelli B., Li Petri S., Volpes R., Pinelli D., Fagiuoli S., Montalti R., Regalia E., Rossi G., Antonelli B., Berloco P., Lai Q., Risaliti A., Nicolini D., Valente U., Gelli M., Morelli N., Zamboni F., Tondolo V., Brotzu G., Ettorre G.M., Vennarecci G., Bresadola F., Baccarani U., Toniutto P.L., Manzia T., Anselmo A., Angelico M., Calise F., Scuderi V., Romano M., Rendina M., Barone M., Cuomo O., Perrella A., Santaniello W., Donataccio M., Dalle Ore G., de Ville de J., Monti L., Avolio, A W, Cillo, U, Salizzoni, M, De Carlis, L, Colledan, M, Gerunda, G E, Mazzaferro, Mariapia, Tisone, G, Romagnoli, R, Caccamo, L, Rossi, M, Vitale, A, Cucchetti, A, Lupo, L, Gruttadauria, S, Nicolotti, N, Burra, P, Gasbarrini, A, Agnes, S, Montalti, Roberto, Avolio, A, DE CARLIS, L, Gerunda, G, Mazzaferro, V, Lirosi, M, Miele, L, Pompili, M, Siciliano, M, Perilli, V, Gaspari, R, Castagneto, M, Lupo, F, Tandoi, F, Mangoni, I, Belli, L, Pinna, A, Cescon, M, Gridelli, B, Li Petri, S, Volpes, R, Pinelli, D, Fagiuoli, S, Montalti, R, Regalia, E, Rossi, G, Antonelli, B, Berloco, P, Lai, Q, Risaliti, A, Nicolini, D, Valente, U, Gelli, M, Morelli, N, Zamboni, F, Tondolo, V, Ettorre, G, Vennarecci, G, Bresadola, F, Baccarani, U, Toniutto, P, Manzia, T, Anselmo, A, Angelico, M, Calise, F, Scuderi, V, Romano, M, Rendina, M, Barone, M, Cuomo, O, Perrella, A, Santaniello, W, Donataccio, M, Dalle Ore, G, De Ville De Goyet, J, Monti, L, and De Waure, C

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Graft Rejection, Male, medicine.medical_treatment, Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE, Hepacivirus, Liver transplantation, Gastroenterology, Liver disease, Postoperative Complications, Retrospective Studie, UNSUSTAINABLE MATCH, Models, Risk Factors, Immunology and Allergy, Health Status Indicators, Age Factor, PROGNOSTIC INDICES, Pharmacology (medical), Health Status Indicator, D-MELD, Liver Transplantation, liver transplantation, Hazard ratio, Graft Survival, donor-recipient match, outcome, prognosis, risk factors, Age Factors, Trapianto epatico, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, Statistical, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Tissue Donors, Survival Rate, Italy, HCV, Female, Human, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Prognosi, Donor Selection, End Stage Liver Disease, Young Adult, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, fattori di rischio, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Transplantation, Hepaciviru, Models, Statistical, business.industry, Donor selection, Risk Factor, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, Settore MED/18, Surgery, body regions, Postoperative Complication, business
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Donor-recipient match is a matter of debate in liver transplantation. D-MELD (donor age × recipient biochemical model for end-stage liver disease [MELD]) and other factors were analyzed on a national Italian database recording 5946 liver transplants. Primary endpoint was to determine factors predictive of 3-year patient survival. D-MELD cutoff predictive of 5-year patient survival 1628). At 3 years, the odds ratio (OR) for death was 2.03 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.44-2.85) in D-MELD class C versus B. The OR was 0.40 (95% CI, 0.24-0.66) in class A versus class B. Other predictors were hepatitis C virus (HCV; OR = 1.42; 95% CI, 1.11-1.81), hepatitis B virus (HBV; OR = 0.69; 95% CI, 0.51-0.93), retransplant (OR = 1.82; 95% CI, 1.16-2.87) and low-volume center (OR = 1.48; 95% CI, 1.11-1.99). Cox regressions up to 90 months confirmed results. The hazard ratio was 1.97 (95% CI, 1.59-2.43) for D-MELD class C versus class B and 0.42 (95% CI, 0.29-0.60) for D-MELD class A versus class B. Recipient age, HCV, HBV and retransplant were also significant. The 5yrsPS

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2011

4. Multicentre evaluation of case volume in minimally invasive hepatectomy

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L Viganò, M Cimino, L Aldrighetti, A Ferrero, U Cillo, A Guglielmi, G M Ettorre, F Giuliante, R Dalla Valle, V Mazzaferro, E Jovine, L De Carlis, F Calise, G Torzilli, F Ratti, E Gringeri, N Russolillo, G B Levi Sandri, F Ardito, U Boggi, S Gruttadauria, F Di Benedetto, G E Rossi, S Berti, G Ceccarelli, L Vincenti, G Belli, F Zamboni, A Coratti, P Mezzatesta, R Santambrogio, G Navarra, A Giuliani, A D Pinna, A Parisi, M Colledan, A Slim, A Antonucci, G L Grazi, A Frena, G Sgroi, A Brolese, L Morelli, A Floridi, A Patriti, L Veneroni, L Boni, P Maida, G Griseri, M Filauro, S Guerriero, G Tisone, R Romito, U Tedeschi, G Zimmitti, Vigano L., Cimino M., Aldrighetti L., Ferrero A., Cillo U., Guglielmi A., Ettorre G.M., Giuliante F., Dalla Valle R., Mazzaferro V., Jovine E., De Carlis L., Calise F., Torzilli G., Ratti F., Gringeri E., Russolillo N., Levi Sandri G.B., Ardito F., Boggi U., Gruttadauria S., Di Benedetto F., Rossi G.E., Berti S., Ceccarelli G., Vincenti L., Belli G., Zamboni F., Coratti A., Mezzatesta P., Santambrogio R., Navarra G., Giuliani A., Pinna A.D., Parisi A., Colledan M., Slim A., Antonucci A., Grazi G.L., Frena A., Sgroi G., Brolese A., Morelli L., Floridi A., Patriti A., Veneroni L., Boni L., Maida P., Griseri G., Filauro M., Guerriero S., Tisone G., Romito R., Tedeschi U., Zimmitti G., Vigano, L, Cimino, M, Aldrighetti, L, Ferrero, A, Cillo, U, Guglielmi, A, Ettorre, G, Giuliante, F, Dalla Valle, R, Mazzaferro, V, Jovine, E, De Carlis, L, Calise, F, Torzilli, G, Ratti, F, Gringeri, E, Russolillo, N, Levi Sandri, G, Ardito, F, Boggi, U, Gruttadauria, S, Di Benedetto, F, Rossi, G, Berti, S, Ceccarelli, G, Vincenti, L, Belli, G, Zamboni, F, Coratti, A, Mezzatesta, P, Santambrogio, R, Navarra, G, Giuliani, A, Pinna, A, Parisi, A, Colledan, M, Slim, A, Antonucci, A, Grazi, G, Frena, A, Sgroi, G, Brolese, A, Morelli, L, Floridi, A, Patriti, A, Veneroni, L, Boni, L, Maida, P, Griseri, G, Filauro, M, Guerriero, S, Tisone, G, Romito, R, Tedeschi, U, Zimmitti, G, Vigano, L., Cimino, M., Aldrighetti, L., Ferrero, A., Cillo, U., Guglielmi, A., Ettorre, G. M., Giuliante, F., Dalla Valle, R., Mazzaferro, V., Jovine, E., De Carlis, L., Calise, F., Torzilli, G., Ratti, F., Gringeri, E., Russolillo, N., Levi Sandri, G. B., Ardito, F., Boggi, U., Gruttadauria, S., Di Benedetto, F., Rossi, G. E., Berti, S., Ceccarelli, G., Vincenti, L., Belli, G., Zamboni, F., Coratti, A., Mezzatesta, P., Santambrogio, R., Navarra, G., Giuliani, A., Pinna, A. D., Parisi, A., Colledan, M., Slim, A., Antonucci, A., Grazi, G. L., Frena, A., Sgroi, G., Brolese, A., Morelli, L., Floridi, A., Patriti, A., Veneroni, L., Boni, L., Maida, P., Griseri, G., Filauro, M., Guerriero, S., Tisone, G., Romito, R., Tedeschi, U., and Zimmitti, G.

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Aged, Female, Hepatectomy, Humans, Italy, Liver Neoplasms, Male, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, Registries, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Liver surgery, Hepatic resection, Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE, medicine.medical_treatment, Proposal, laparoscopy, Metastases, Liver resections, 0302 clinical medicine, minimally invasive liver surgery, case volume, Case volume, Laparascopic Liver Resection, minimally invasive hepatectomy, liver resections, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, high-volume centres, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, hepatectomy, laparoscopy, liver resections, Hepatocellular-Carcinome, medicine.medical_specialty, Outcomes, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, Hospital volume, medicine, minimally invasive, hepatectomy, LS7_4, business.industry, Retrospective cohort study, Laparascopic Liver Resection, Hepatocellular-Carcinome, Surgery, Outcomes, Metastases, Difficulty, Proposal, hepatectomy, Surgery, Severe morbidity, business, Difficulty
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Surgical outcomes may be associated with hospital volume and the influence of volume on minimally invasive liver surgery (MILS) is not known.Patients entered into the prospective registry of the Italian Group of MILS from 2014 to 2018 were considered. Only centres with an accrual period of at least 12 months and stable MILS activity during the enrolment period were included. Case volume was defined by the mean number of minimally invasive liver resections performed per month (MILS/month).A total of 2225 MILS operations were undertaken by 46 centres; nine centres performed more than two MILS/month (1376 patients) and 37 centres carried out two or fewer MILS/month (849 patients). The proportion of resections of anterolateral segments decreased with case volume, whereas that of major hepatectomies increased. Left lateral sectionectomies and resections of anterolateral segments had similar outcome in the two groups. Resections of posterosuperior segments and major hepatectomies had higher overall and severe morbidity rates in centres performing two or fewer MILS/month than in those undertaking a larger number (posterosuperior segments resections: overall morbidity 30·4 versus 18·7 per cent respectively, and severe morbidity 9·9 versus 4·0 per cent; left hepatectomy: 46 versus 22 per cent, and 19 versus 5 per cent; right hepatectomy: 42 versus 34 per cent, and 25 versus 15 per cent).A volume-outcome association existed for minimally invasive hepatectomy. Complex and major resections may be best managed in high-volume centres.Los resultados quirúrgicos pueden estar relacionados con el volumen de casos del hospital, pero no se conoce la influencia en la cirugía mínimamente invasiva del hígado (minimally‐invasive liver surgery, MILS). MÉTODOS: Se incluyeron los pacientes registrados en el registro prospectivo del grupo italiano de MILS desde 2014 a 2018. Solo se consideraron centros con extensión de ≥ 12 meses y actividad estable de MILS durante el periodo de reclutamiento. El volumen de casos se definió como el número de MILS efectuado por mes.Se llevaron a cabo un total de 2.225 MILS en 46 centros, 9 de ellos con 2 MILS/mes (n = 1.376 pacientes) y 37 centros con ≤ 2 MILS/mes (n = 849). La proporción de resecciones de segmentos anterolaterales disminuyó con el volumen de casos, mientras que la proporción de hepatectomías mayores aumentó. Los resultados para ambos grupos fueron similares en las seccionectomías lateral izquierda y en las resecciones del segmento anterolateral. Las resecciones del segmento posterosuperior y las hepatectomías mayores presentaron tasas más altas de morbilidad global y morbilidad grave en centros que realizaban ≤ 2 MILS/mes que en los que realizaban 2 MILS/mes (resecciones del segmento posterosuperior, morbilidad global 30,4 versus 18,7%, morbilidad grave 9,9 versus 4,0%; hepatectomía izquierda, 46,2 versus 22,0%, 19,2 versus 5,5%; hepatectomía derecha, 41,7 versus 33,8%, 25,0 versus 14.9%). CONCLUSIÓN: Se observó una asociación volumen‐resultado para la resección hepática mínimamente invasiva. Las resecciones complejas y mayores se pueden manejar mejor en centros de gran volumen.

Published
2020

5. Risk-adjusted benchmarks in laparoscopic liver surgery in a national cohort

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Nadia Russolillo, L. Vincenti, M. Iaria, R. Lo Tesoriere, Giulio Belli, R. Dalla Valle, Enrico Gringeri, Alberto Brolese, Roberto Santambrogio, Luca Aldrighetti, F. Di Benedetto, Fausto Zamboni, L. De Carlis, Giuseppe Zimmitti, Felice Giuliante, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Elio Jovine, Graziano Ceccarelli, G.B. Levi Sandri, Alfredo Guglielmi, Fabio Ferla, P. Mezzatesta, Matteo Virdis, S. Berti, Fulvio Calise, Giuseppe Navarra, Salvatore Gruttadauria, Annamaria Ferrero, Francesco Ardito, Umberto Cillo, E. Rossi, A. Coratti, R. Lombardi, Francesca Ratti, Guido Torzilli, Ugo Boggi, Matteo Ravaioli, Andrea Ruzzenente, Giuseppe Maria Ettorre, Russolillo, N, Aldrighetti, L, Cillo, U, Guglielmi, A, Ettorre, G, Giuliante, F, Mazzaferro, V, Dalla Valle, R, De Carlis, L, Jovine, E, Ferrero, A, Russolillo N., Aldrighetti L., Cillo U., Guglielmi A., Ettorre G.M., Giuliante F., Mazzaferro V., Dalla Valle R., De Carlis L., Jovine E., Ferrero A., Ratti F., Lo Tesoriere R., Gringeri E., Ruzzenente A., Levi Sandri G.B., Ardito F., Virdis M., Iaria M., Ferla F., Lombardi R., Di Benedetto F., Gruttadauria S., Boggi U., Torzilli G., Rossi E., Vincenti L., Berti S., Ceccarelli G., Belli G., Zamboni F., Calise F., Coratti A., Santambrogio R., Brolese A., Navarra G., Mezzatesta P., Zimmitti G., Ravaioli M., Russolillo, N., Aldrighetti, L., Cillo, U., Guglielmi, A., Ettorre, G. M., Giuliante, F., Mazzaferro, V., Dalla Valle, R., De Carlis, L., Jovine, E., Ferrero, A., Ratti, F., Lo Tesoriere, R., Gringeri, E., Ruzzenente, A., Levi Sandri, G. B., Ardito, F., Virdis, M., Iaria, M., Ferla, F., Lombardi, R., Di Benedetto, F., Gruttadauria, S., Boggi, U., Torzilli, G., Rossi, E., Vincenti, L., Berti, S., Ceccarelli, G., Belli, G., Zamboni, F., Calise, F., Coratti, A., Santambrogio, R., Brolese, A., Navarra, G., Mezzatesta, P., Zimmitti, G., and Ravaioli, M.

Subjects
Liver surgery, Male, ACHIEVABLE BENCHMARKS, Cirrhosis, medicine.medical_treatment, Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE, ESTABLISHING BENCHMARKS, CARE, COMPLICATIONS, PROPOSAL, 030230 surgery, 0302 clinical medicine, Postoperative Complications, Risk Factors, benchmarks, Registries, Laparoscopy, liver surgery, medicine.diagnostic_test, Bowel resection, Benchmarking, Treatment Outcome, Italy, liver resection, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, medicine.medical_specialty, National cohort, Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2COVID-19Pandemic, Obesity, Bariatric surgery, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, medicine, Hepatectomy, Humans, Obesity, Quality of Health Care, Bariatric surgery, major morbidity, business.industry, Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery, laparoscopic liver surgery, Odds ratio, Risk adjustment, medicine.disease, Coronavirus, benchmarks, laparoscopic, SARS-CoV-2COVID-19Pandemic, Surgery, business
Abstract

This study aimed to assess the best achievable outcomes in laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) after risk adjustment based on surgical technical difficulty using a national registry.LLRs registered in the Italian Group of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery registry from November 2014 to March 2018 were considered. Benchmarks were calculated according to the Achievable Benchmark of Care (ABC™). LLRs at each centre were divided into three clusters (groups I, II and III) based on the Kawaguchi classification. ABCs for overall and major morbidity were calculated in each cluster. Multivariable analysis was used to identify independent risk factors for overall and major morbidity. Significant variables were used in further risk adjustment.A total of 1752 of 2263 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria: 1096 (62·6 per cent) in group I, 435 (24·8 per cent) in group II and 221 (12·6 per cent) in group III. The ABCs for overall morbidity (7·8, 14·2 and 26·4 per cent for grades I, II and II respectively) and major morbidity (1·4, 2·2 and 5·7 per cent) increased with the difficulty of LLR. Multivariable analysis showed an increased risk of overall morbidity associated with multiple LLRs (odds ratio (OR) 1·35), simultaneous intestinal resection (OR 3·76) and cirrhosis (OR 1·83), and an increased risk of major morbidity with intestinal resection (OR 4·61). ABCs for overall and major morbidity were 14·4 and 3·2 per cent respectively for multiple LLRs, 30 and 11·1 per cent for intestinal resection, and 14·9 and 4·8 per cent for cirrhosis.Overall morbidity benchmarks for LLR ranged from 7·8 to 26·4 per cent, and those for major morbidity from 1·4 to 5·7 per cent, depending on complexity. Benchmark values should be adjusted according to multiple LLRs or simultaneous intestinal resection and cirrhosis.Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar los mejores resultados que se pueden conseguir en la resección hepática laparoscópica (laparoscopic liver resection, LLR) después del ajuste por riesgos basado en la dificultad de la técnica quirúrgica utilizando un registro nacional. MÉTODOS: Se consideraron las LLRs incluidas en el Registro del Grupo Italiano de Cirugía Hepática Mínimamente Invasiva desde 11/2014 a 03/2018. Los resultados de referencia (benchmarks) se calcularon de acuerdo con el Achievable Benchmark of Care (ABC™). Las LLRs de cada uno de los centros se dividieron en 3 grupos (Grupo I, II y III) en base a la clasificación de Kawaguchi. Se calculó el ABC de la morbilidad global y de la morbilidad mayor para cada grupo. Se realizó un análisis multivariable para identificar los factores independientes de riesgos para la morbilidad global y morbilidad mayor. Se utilizaron variables significativas para realizar ajustes de riesgo adicionales.Un total de 1.752 pacientes de los 2.263 cumplían los criterios de inclusión, de los cuales 1.096 (62,6%) se incluyeron en el Grupo I, 435 (24,8%) en el Grupo II y 221 (12,6%) en el Grupo III. El ABC de la morbilidad global (7,8%, 14,2%, 26,4%) y de la morbilidad mayor (1,4%, 2,2%, 5,7%) aumentó del Grupo I al Grupo III. El análisis multivariable mostró un incremento del riesgo para la morbilidad global asociada con múltiples LLRs (razón de oportunidades, odds ratio, OR 1,349), resección intestinal simultánea (OR 3,760) y cirrosis (OR 1,825), y para la morbilidad mayor con la resección intestinal (OR 4,606). Los ABC de la morbilidad global y morbilidad mayor fueron 14,4% y 3,2% para las LLR múltiples, 30% y 11% para la resección intestinal, y 14,9% y 4,8% para la cirrosis, respectivamente. CONCLUSIÓN: Los resultados de referencia (benchmark) para la morbilidad global y morbilidad mayor en la LLR variaron entre un 8% y un 26% y entre un 1,4% y un 5,7%, dependiendo de la complejidad. Los valores de referencia deberían ajustarse de acuerdo con la práctica de LLRs múltiples o resección intestinal simultánea y cirrosis.

Published
2020

6. A national mandatory-split liver policy: A report from the Italian experience

Author

Mauro Salizzoni, Marco Spada, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Matteo Cescon, Umberto Tedeschi, Umberto Cillo, Luciano De Carlis, Andrea Risaliti, Stefania Camagni, Fausto Zamboni, S. Trapani, Massimo Rossi, Luigi Lupo, Giuseppe Maria Ettorre, Alessandro Nanni Costa, W. Santaniello, Paolo De Simone, Giuseppe Tisone, Giorgio Rossi, Michele Colledan, Enzo Andorno, L. Rizzato, Enrico Gringeri, Roberta Angelico, Salvatore Agnes, Chiara Grimaldi, Salvatore Gruttadauria, Francesca Puoti, Fabrizio Di Benedetto, Jean de Ville de Goyet, Marco Vivarelli, Angelico, R, Trapani, S, Spada, M, Colledan, M, de Ville de Goyet, J, Salizzoni, M, De Carlis, L, Andorno, E, Gruttadauria, S, Ettorre, G, Cescon, M, Rossi, G, Risaliti, A, Tisone, G, Tedeschi, U, Vivarelli, M, Agnes, S, De Simone, P, Lupo, L, Di Benedetto, F, Santaniello, W, Zamboni, F, Mazzaferro, V, Rossi, M, Puoti, F, Camagni, S, Grimaldi, C, Gringeri, E, Rizzato, L, Nanni Costa, A, Cillo, U, Angelico R., Trapani S., Spada M., Colledan M., de Ville de Goyet J., Salizzoni M., De Carlis L., Andorno E., Gruttadauria S., Ettorre G.M., Cescon M., Rossi G., Risaliti A., Tisone G., Tedeschi U., Vivarelli M., Agnes S., De Simone P., Lupo L.G., Di Benedetto F., Santaniello W., Zamboni F., Mazzaferro V., Rossi M., Puoti F., Camagni S., Grimaldi C., Gringeri E., Rizzato L., Nanni Costa A., and Cillo U.

Subjects
Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, organ allocation, Graft failure, Tissue and Organ Procurement, genetic structures, pediatrics, Adolescent, donors and donation, clinical research/practice, health services and outcomes research, liver transplantation/hepatology, liver transplantation: split, organ procurement and allocation, waitlist management, medicine.medical_treatment, split, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hepatectomy, Humans, Liver Diseases, Liver Transplantation, Middle Aged, Patient Selection, Prospective Studies, Retrospective Studies, Tissue Donors, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Graft Survival [clinical research/practice, liver transplantation], Ischemic time, Liver transplantation, Immunology and Allergy, Transplantation, Pharmacology (medical), Standard Risk, Internal medicine, medicine, split [liver transplantation], business.industry, Graft Survival, Settore MED/18, pediatric, Split liver transplantation, business, Erg
Abstract

To implement split liver transplantation (SLT) a mandatory-split policy has been adopted in Italy since August 2015: donors aged 18-50years at standard risk are offered for SLT, resulting in a left-lateral segment (LLS) graft for children and an extended-right graft (ERG) for adults. We aim to analyze the impact of the new mandatory-split policy on liver transplantation (LT)-waiting list and SLT outcomes, compared to old allocation policy. Between August 2015 and December 2016 out of 413 potentially “splittable” donors, 252 (61%) were proposed for SLT, of whom 53 (21%) donors were accepted for SLT whereas 101 (40.1%) were excluded because of donor characteristics and 98 (38.9%) for absence of suitable pediatric recipients. The SLT rate augmented from 6% to 8.4%. Children undergoing SLT increased from 49.3% to 65.8% (P=.009) and the pediatric LT-waiting list time dropped (229 [10-2121] vs 80 [12-2503] days [P=.045]). The pediatric (4.5% vs 2.5% [P=.398]) and adult (9.7% to 5.2% [P20kg (HR=5.113, P=.048) in LLS, and ischemic time >8hours (HR=2.475, P=.048) in ERG were identified as predictors of graft failure. A national mandatory-split policy maximizes the SLT donor resources, whose selection criteria can be safely expanded, providing favorable impact on the pediatric LT-waiting list and priority for adult sick LT candidates.

Published
2019

7. Laparoscopic liver resection of hepatocellular carcinoma located in unfavorable segments: a propensity score-matched analysis from the I Go MILS (Italian Group of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery) Registry

Author

G.L. Grazi, Fausto Zamboni, Fulvio Calise, Giovanni Sgroi, Giorgio Rossi, Antonio Giuliani, G.B. Levi Sandri, S. Berti, Abdallah Slim, Antonio Floridi, Roberto Santambrogio, P. Mezzatesta, Felice Giuliante, Giulio Belli, Giovanni Vennarecci, Salvatore Gruttadauria, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, R. Dalla Valle, Alberto Brolese, Alessandro Ferrero, A. Coratti, Francesca Ratti, Nadia Russolillo, Andrea Ruzzenente, Giuseppe Maria Ettorre, A. Antonucci, Giuseppe Navarra, M. Iaria, L. Vincenti, P. Bonsignore, P. Maida, Ugo Boggi, G. Griseri, A. Parisi, Alfredo Guglielmi, Elio Jovine, Enrico Gringeri, Guido Torzilli, Umberto Cillo, Michele Colledan, F. Di Benedetto, Paolo Magistri, A. Frena, Fabio Ferla, Andrea Scotti, Matteo Virdis, A.D. Pinna, Luca Aldrighetti, L. De Carlis, Graziano Ceccarelli, Sandri, Gbl, Ettorre, Gm, Aldrighetti, L, Cillo, U, Dalla Valle, R, Guglielmi, A, Mazzaferro, V, Ferrero, A, Di Benedetto, F, Gruttadauria, S, De Carlis, L, Vennarecci, G, Antonucci, A, Belli, G, Berti, S, Boggi, U, Bonsignore, P, Brolese, A, Calise, F, Ceccarelli, G, Colledan, M, Coratti, A, Ferla, F, Floridi, A, Frena, A, Giuliani, A, Giuliante, F, Grazi, Gl, Gringeri, E, Griseri, G, Iaria, M, Jovine, E, Paolo, M, Maida, P, Mezzatesta, P, Russolillo, N, Navarra, G, Parisi, A, Pinna, Ad, Ratti, F, Rossi, Ge, Ruzzenente, A, Santambrogio, R, Scotti, A, Sgroi, G, Slim, A, Torzilli, G, Vincenti, L, Virdis, M, Zamboni, F, Levi Sandri G.B., Ettorre G.M., Aldrighetti L., Cillo U., Dalla Valle R., Guglielmi A., Mazzaferro V., Ferrero A., Di Benedetto F., Gruttadauria S., De Carlis L., Vennarecci G., Antonucci A., Belli G., Berti S., Boggi U., Bonsignore P., Brolese A., Calise F., Ceccarelli G., Colledan M., Coratti A., Ferla F., Floridi A., Frena A., Giuliani A., Giuliante F., Grazi G.L., Gringeri E., Griseri G., Iaria M., Jovine E., Magistri P., Maida P., Mezzatesta P., Russolillo N., Navarra G., Parisi A., Pinna A.D., Ratti F., Rossi G.E., Ruzzenente A., Santambrogio R., Scotti A., Sgroi G., Slim A., Torzilli G., Vincenti L., Virdis M., Zamboni F., Levi Sandri, G, Ettorre, G, Grazi, G, Magistri, P, Pinna, A, and Rossi, G

Subjects
Laparoscopic surgery, Registrie, Male, Hepatocellular carcinoma, medicine.medical_treatment, Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE, Laparoscopic HCC, Posterior segment, Hepatocellular carcinoma, IGoMILS, Child B, Laparoscopic liver resection, 0302 clinical medicine, Postoperative Complications, Prospective Studies, Registries, Laparoscopy, Prospective cohort study, medicine.diagnostic_test, Laparoscopic HCC, Liver Neoplasms, Margins of Excision, IGoMILS, Middle Aged, Laparoscopic liver resection, Child B, Italy, Liver Neoplasm, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Female, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Matched-Pair Analysis, Operative Time, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, medicine, Humans, Hepatectomy, Blood Transfusion, Matched-Pair Analysi, Posterior segment, Aged, Postoperative Care, LS7_4, Surgery, business.industry, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Perioperative, medicine.disease, digestive system diseases, Child B, Hepatocellular carcinoma, IGoMILS, Laparoscopic HCC, Laparoscopic liver resection, Posterior segment, Aged, Blood Transfusion, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Female, Humans, Italy, Liver Neoplasms, Male, Margins of Excision, Matched-Pair Analysis, Middle Aged, Operative Time, Postoperative Care, Postoperative Complications, Prospective Studies, Registries, Hepatectomy, Laparoscopy, Prospective Studie, Propensity score matching, Postoperative Complication, business, Abdominal surgery
Abstract

Objective: Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most important indications for the minimally invasive approach. Our study aims to analyze the experience of the Italian Group of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery with laparoscopic surgical treatment of HCC, with a focus on tumor location and how it affects morbidity and mortality. Methods: 38 centers participated in this study; 372 cases of LLR for HCC were prospectively enrolled. Patients were divided into two groups according to the HCC nodule location. Group 1 favorable location and group 2 unfavorable location. Perioperative outcomes were compared between the two groups before and after a propensity score match (PS) 1:1. Results: Before PS in group 2 surgical time was longer; conversion rate was higher; postoperative transfusion and comprehensive complication index were also higher. PS was performed with a cohort of 298 patients (from 18 centers), with 66 and 232 patients with HCC in unfavorable and favorable locations, respectively. After PS matching, 62 patients from group 1 and group 2 each were compared. Operative and postoperative course were similar in patients with HCC in favorable and unfavorable LLR locations. Surgical margins were found to be identical before and after PS. Conclusions: These results show that LLR in patients with HCC can be safely performed in all segments because of the extensive experience of all surgeons from multiple centers in performing traditional open liver surgery as well as laparoscopic surgery.

Published
2019

8. Liver Match, a prospective observational cohort study on liver transplantation in Italy: study design and current practice of donor-recipient matching

Author

Mario Angelico 1, Umberto Cillo, Stefano Fagiuoli, Antonio Gasbarrini, Caius Gavrila, Tania Marianelli, Alessandro Nanni Costa, Alessandra Nardi, Mario Strazzabosco, Patrizia Burra, Salvatore Agnes, Umberto Baccarani, Fulvio Calise, Michele Colledan, Oreste Cuomo, Luciano De Carlis, Matteo Donataccio, Giuseppe M Ettorre, Giorgio E Gerunda, Bruno Gridelli, Luigi Lupo, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Antonio Pinna, Andrea Risaliti, Mauro Salizzoni, Giuseppe Tisone, Umberto Valente, Giorgio Rossi, Massimo Rossi, Fausto Zamboni, S Fagiuoli, A Gasbarrini, M Strazzabosco, D Prati, F Piscaglia, P G Toniutto, L Rizzato, S Venettoni, A Nardi, A Ricci, R Romagnoli, G Bertolotti, D Patrono, J M E Mangoni, L Caccamo, B Antonelli, E Regalia, C Sposito, V Corno, F Tagliabue, S Marin, E Gringeri, D Donataccio, F Bresadola, D Lorenzin, M Gelli, G Rompianesi, A Cucchetti, M G Faraci, D Sforza, S Agnes, M Di Mugno, L Miglioresi, M Rossi, S Ginanni Corradini, A Molinaro, V Scuderi, G Arenga, G Notarnicola, B Gridelli, S Li Petri, G Carbotta, S Dedola, C Gavrila, F Vespasiano, Angelico M, Cillo U, Fagiuoli S, Gasbarrini A, Costa AN, Strazzabosco M, Prati D, Piscaglia F, Toniutto PG, Burra P, Rizzato L, Venettoni S, Marianelli T, Salizzoni M, Romagnoli R, Bertolotti G, Patrono D, De Carolis L, Mangoni JM, Rossi G, Caccamo L, Antonelli B, Mazzaferro V, Regalia E, Sposito C, Colledan M, Corno V, Tagliabue F, Marin S, Gringeri E, Donataccio, Donataccio D, Bresadola F, Lorenzin D, Valente U, Gelli M, Gerunda GE, Rompianesi G, Pinna A, Grazi GL, Cucchetti A, Risaliti A, Faraci MG, Tisone G, Sforza D, Agnes S, Di Mugno M, Ettorre GM, Miglioresi L, Berloco P, Rossi M, Ginanni Corradini S, Molinaro A, Calise F, Scuderi V, Cuomo O, Arenga G, Lupo L, Notarnicola G, Gridelli B, Li Petri S, Zamboni F, Carbotta G, Dedola S, Nardi A, Gavrila C, Ricci A, Vespasiano F, Baccarani U, 1, Mario Angelico, Cillo, Umberto, Fagiuoli, Stefano, Gasbarrini, Antonio, Gavrila, Caiu, Marianelli, Tania, Nanni Costa, Alessandro, Nardi, Alessandra, Strazzabosco, Mario, Burra, Patrizia, Agnes, Salvatore, Baccarani, Umberto, Calise, Fulvio, Colledan, Michele, Cuomo, Oreste, De Carlis, Luciano, Donataccio, Matteo, M Ettorre, Giuseppe, E Gerunda, Giorgio, Gridelli, Bruno, Lupo, Luigi, Mazzaferro, Vincenzo, Pinna, Antonio, Risaliti, Andrea, Salizzoni, Mauro, Tisone, Giuseppe, Valente, Umberto, Rossi, Giorgio, Rossi, Massimo, Zamboni, Fausto, Fagiuoli, S, Gasbarrini, A, Strazzabosco, M, Prati, D, Piscaglia, F, G Toniutto, P, Rizzato, L, Venettoni, S, Nardi, A, Ricci, A, Romagnoli, R, Bertolotti, G, Patrono, D, E Mangoni, J M, Caccamo, L, Antonelli, B, Regalia, E, Sposito, C, Corno, V, Tagliabue, F, Marin, S, Gringeri, E, Donataccio, D, Bresadola, F, Lorenzin, D, Gelli, M, Rompianesi, G, Cucchetti, A, G Faraci, M, Sforza, D, Agnes, S, Di Mugno, M, Miglioresi, L, Rossi, M, Ginanni Corradini, S, Molinaro, A, Scuderi, V, Arenga, G, Notarnicola, G, Gridelli, B, Li Petri, S, Carbotta, G, Dedola, S, Gavrila, C, Vespasiano, F, Angelico, M, Cillo, U, Marianelli, T, Costa, A, Burra, P, Baccarani, U, Calise, F, Colledan, M, Cuomo, O, DE CARLIS, L, Donataccio, M, Ettorre, G, Gerunda, G, Lupo, L, Mazzaferro, V, Pinna, A, Risaliti, A, Salizzoni, M, Tisone, G, Valente, U, Rossi, G, Zamboni, F, and Liver Match, I

Subjects
impact of donor/recipient matching on outcomes, Male, Alcoholic liver disease, Cirrhosis, Multicenter Study, Humans, Prospective Study, Liver Transplantation, Donor Risk Index, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Italy, Donor Liver transplant Recipient, donor match, liver transplantation, donor, recipient, Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE, medicine.medical_treatment, liver-match, liver transplant, Liver transplantation, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIA, Prospective Studies, Prospective cohort study, Child, Liver transplant, donor, Aged, 80 and over, Settore MED/12 - Gastroenterologia, education.field_of_study, liver transplantation, Histocompatibility Testing, Graft Survival, Liver Neoplasms, Gastroenterology, Middle Aged, liver transplantations, liver transplant, information on donors and recipients, recipient, Tissue Donors, Treatment Outcome, Donor, Recipient, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Female, Cohort study, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Tissue and Organ Procurement, Adolescent, Waiting Lists, Population, NO, Internal medicine, medicine, education, donor match, Aged, Hepatology, business.industry, Patient Selection, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, medicine.disease, Fibrosis, Surgery, business
Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Liver Match is an observational cohort study that prospectively enrolled liver transplantations performed at 20 out of 21 Italian Transplant Centres between June 2007 and May 2009. Aim of the study is to investigate the impact of donor/recipient matching on outcomes. In this report we describe the study methodology and provide a cross-sectional description of donor and recipient characteristics and of graft allocation. METHODS: Adult primary transplants performed with deceased heart-beating donors were included. Relevant information on donors and recipients, organ procurement and allocation were prospectively entered in an ad hoc database within the National Transplant Centre web-based Network. Data were blindly analysed by an independent Biostatistical Board. RESULTS: The study enrolled 1530 donor/recipient matches. Median donor age was 56 years. Female donors (n = 681, median 58, range 12-92 years) were older than males (n = 849, median 53, range 2-97 years, p < 0.0001). Donors older than 60 years were 42.2%, including 4.2% octogenarians. Brain death was due to non-traumatic causes in 1126 (73.6%) cases. Half of the donor population was overweight, 10.1% was obese and 7.6% diabetic. Hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) was present in 245 (16.0%) donors. The median Donor Risk Index (DRI) was 1.57 (>1.7 in 35.8%). The median cold ischaemia time was 7.3h (≥ 10 in 10.6%). Median age of recipients was 54 years, and 77.7% were males. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was the most frequent indication overall (44.4%), being a coindication in roughly 1/3 of cases, followed by viral cirrhosis without HCC (28.2%) and alcoholic cirrhosis without HCC (10.2%). Hepatitis C virus infection (with or without HCC) was the most frequent etiologic factor (45.9% of the whole population and 71.4% of viral-related cirrhosis), yet hepatitis B virus infection accounted for 28.6% of viral-related cirrhosis, and HBcAb positivity was found in 49.7% of recipients. The median Model for End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) at transplant was 12 in patients with HCC and 18 in those without. Multivariate analysis showed a slight but significant inverse association between DRI and MELD at transplant. CONCLUSIONS: The deceased donor population in Italy has a high-risk profile compared to other countries, mainly due to older donor age. Almost half of the grafts are transplanted in recipients with HCC. Higher risk donors tend to be preferentially allocated to recipients with HCC, who are usually less ill and older. No other relevant allocation strategy is currently adopted at national level.

Published
2010

9. Improved Survival in Liver Transplant Patients Receiving Prolonged-release Tacrolimus-based Immunosuppression in the European Liver Transplant Registry (ELTR): An Extension Study

Author

Adam, René, Karam, Vincent, Cailliez, Valérie, Trunečka, Pavel, Samuel, Didier, Tisone, Giuseppe, Němec, Petr, Soubrane, Olivier, Schneeberger, Stefan, Gridelli, Bruno, Bechstein, Wolf O., Risaliti, Andrea, Line, Pal-Dag, Vivarelli, Marco, Rossi, Massimo, Pirenne, Jacques, Klempnauer, Jurgen L., Rummo, Aleh, Di Benedetto, Fabrizio, Zieniewicz, Krzysztof, Troisi, Roberto, Paul, Andreas, Vali, Toomas, Kollmar, Otto, Boudjema, Karim, Hoti, Emir, Colledan, Michele, Pratschke, Johan, Lang, Hauke, Popescu, Irinel, Ericzon, Bo-Goran, Strupas, Kestutis, De Simone, Paolo, Kochs, Eberhard, Heyd, Bruno, Gugenheim, Jean, Pinna, Antonio D., Bennet, William, Kazimi, Mirjalal, Bachellier, Philippe, Wigmore, Stephen J., Rasmussen, Allan, Clavien, Pierre-Alain, Hidalgo, Ernest, O'Grady, John G., Zamboni, Frausto, Kilic, Murat, Duvoux, Christophe, O’Grady, John G., Adam, R, Karam, V, Cailliez, V, Trunecka, P, Samuel, D, Tisone, G, Nemec, P, Soubrane, O, Schneeberger, S, Gridelli, B, Bechstein, W, Risaliti, A, Line, P, Vivarelli, M, Rossi, M, Pirenne, J, Klempnauer, J, Rummo, A, Di Benedetto, F, Zieniewicz, K, Troisi, R, Paul, A, Vali, T, Kollmar, O, Boudjema, K, Hoti, E, Colledan, M, Pratschke, J, Lang, H, Popescu, I, Ericzon, B, Strupas, K, De Simone, P, Kochs, E, Heyd, B, Gugenheim, J, Pinna, A, Bennet, W, Kazimi, M, Bachellier, P, Wigmore, S, Rasmussen, A, Clavien, P, Hidalgo, E, O'Grady, J, Zamboni, F, Kilic, M, and Duvoux, C

Subjects
Graft Rejection, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factors, Drug Compounding, medicine.medical_treatment, Calcineurin Inhibitors, Medizin, MEDLINE, chemical and pharmacologic phenomena, Liver Transplant, 030230 surgery, Liver transplantation, Risk Assessment, Tacrolimus, all contributing centers (www.eltr.org) and the European Liver and Intestine Transplant Association (ELITA), 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, Prolonged release, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, Aged, Delayed-Action Preparations, Europe, Female, Graft Survival, Immunosuppressive Agents, Middle Aged, Registries, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Liver Transplantation, Transplantation, business.industry, Immunosuppression, Retrospective cohort study, Settore MED/18, 3. Good health, surgical procedures, operative, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Transplant patient, business, Risk assessment
Abstract

BACKGROUND: We compared, through the European Liver Transplant Registry, long-term liver transplantation outcomes with prolonged-release tacrolimus (PR-T) versus immediate-release tacrolimus (IR-T)-based immunosuppression. This retrospective analysis comprises up to 8-year data collected between 2008 and 2016, in an extension of our previously published study. METHODS: Patients with

Published
2019

10. Development of a model based on case-mix analysis to predict 6-month patient survival after liver transplantation: a multicenter Italian study

Author

Salvatore Gruttadauria, Marco Vivarelli, Fausto Zamboni, S. Ginanni Corradini, L. Lupo, Silvia Martini, L. De Carlis, Stefano Fagiuoli, Ilaria Lenci, Giuseppe Valerio Bianco, Lino Belli, P De Simone, W. Santaniello, Gabriele Spoletini, Pierluigi Toniutto, Renato Romagnoli, L. Mameli, Matteo Cescon, Valerio Giannelli, Michele Colledan, A.W. Avolio, Antonio Benedetti, Quirino Lai, Riccardo Volpes, G.G. Di Costanzo, Giuseppe Maria Ettorre, U Tedeschi, G. Tisone, A. Grieco, Amedeo Carraro, Sherrie Bhoori, Salvatore Agnes, Paola Carrai, Francesco Donato, U. Cillo, P. Burra, A Franco, Andrea Risaliti, Gemma Rossi, V. Nobile, F. Di Benedetto, C. Donato, R. Calia, Marcos A. Rossi, M. Rendina, Marco Spada, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, N. De Maria, Avolio, A, Lai, Q, Franco, A, Bianco, G, Calia, R, Spoletini, G, Agnes, S, Grieco, A, Rossi, M, Corradini, S, Vivarelli, M, Benedetti, A, Lupo, L, Rendina, M, Colledan, M, Fagiuoli, S, Cescon, M, Donato, C, Zamboni, F, Mameli, L, De Carlis, L, Belli, L, Rossi, G, Donato, F, Mazzaferro, V, Bhoori, S, Di Benedetto, F, De Maria, N, Santaniello, W, Di Costanzo, G, Gruttadauria, S, Volpes, R, De Simone, P, Carrai, P, Spada, M, Nobile, V, Ettorre, G, Giannelli, V, Tisone, G, Lenci, I, Romagnoli, R, Martini, S, Risaliti, A, Toniutto, P, Tedeschi, U, Carraro, A, Burra, P, and Cillo, U

Subjects
Pediatrics, medicine.medical_specialty, Case mix index, Hepatology, liver transplantation, business.industry, medicine.medical_treatment, Gastroenterology, medicine, Patient survival, Liver transplantation, business
Published
2019

11. Prevalent use of combined prophylaxis of hepatitis B after liver transplantation in Italy: results of a national survey in a large cohort

Author

Marzano, Alfredo, Andreone, Pietro, Boccagni, Patrizia, Burra, Patrizia, Caneschi, Francesco, Conoscitore, Pasquale F., Coppola, Carmine, De Carlis, Luciano, Fagiuoli, Stefano, Forte, Paolo, Gaeta, Giovanni B., Iemmolo, Rosa M., Suffredini, Anna Lotti, Mazzola, Michele, Merli, Manuela, Parrilli, Gianpaolo, Piai, Guido, Piras, Maria R., Salizzoni, Mauro, Tamè, Mariarosa, Tisone, Giuseppe, Toniutto, Pierluigi, Vennarecci, Giovanni, Volpes, Riccardo, Zamboni, Fausto, Caccamo, Lucio, Bertuzzo, Valentina R., Bongiovanni, Assunta S., Brin-Dicci, Gaetano, Cocchis, Donatella, Ettorre, Giuseppe M., Gianni, Elena, Giusto, Michela, Lenisa, Ilaria, Lucà, Maria G., Mameli, Laura, Mangoni, Iacopo, Manini, Matteo A., Paoli, Serena, Russo, Francesco P., Staiano, Laura, Stornaiuolo, Gianfranca, Toti, Luca, Valente, Giovanna, Vukotic, Ranka, Ispheb, Group, Marzano, Alfredo, Andreone, Pietro, Boccagni, Patrizia, Burra, Patrizia, Caneschi, Francesco, Conoscitore, Pasquale F, Coppola, Carmine, DE Carlis, Luciano, Fagiuoli, Stefano, Forte, Paolo, Gaeta, Giovanni B, Iemmolo, Rosa M, Lotti Suffredini, Anna, Mazzola, Michele, Merli, Manuela, Parrilli, Gianpaolo, Piai, Guido, Piras, Maria R, Salizzoni, Mauro, Tamè, Mariarosa, Tisone, Giuseppe, Toniutto, Pierluigi, Vennarecci, Giovanni, Volpes, Riccardo, Zamboni, Fausto, Caccamo, Lucio, Marzano, A, Andreone, P, Boccagni, P, Burra, P, Caneschi, F, Conoscitore, P, Coppola, C, De Carlis, L, Fagiuoli, S, Forte, P, Gaeta, G, Iemmolo, R, Suffredini, A, Mazzola, M, Merli, M, Parrilli, G, Piai, G, Piras, M, Salizzoni, M, Tamè, M, Tisone, G, Toniutto, P, Vennarecci, G, Volpes, R, Zamboni, F, Caccamo, L, Bertuzzo, V, Bongiovanni, A, Brin-Dicci, G, Cocchis, D, Ettorre, G, Gianni, E, Giusto, M, Lenisa, I, Lucà, M, Mameli, L, Mangoni, I, Manini, M, Paoli, S, Russo, F, Staiano, L, Stornaiuolo, G, Toti, L, Valente, G, and Vukotic, R

Subjects
0106 biological sciences, Prophylaxis reinfection, Hepatitis B virus-liver transplantation, Immunoglobulins, Chemoprevention, Health Care Surveys, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis B Core Antigens, Humans, Italy, Postoperative Complications, Practice Patterns, Physicians', Retrospective Studies, Tissue Donors, Liver Transplantation, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Nutrition and Dietetics, Gastroenterology, medicine.medical_treatment, Practice Patterns, Liver transplantation, 01 natural sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Nutrition and Dietetic, Hepatitis B virus, virus diseases, Entecavir, Diabetes and Metabolism, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Coinfection, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, medicine.drug, medicine.medical_specialty, Virus, 03 medical and health sciences, 010608 biotechnology, Internal medicine, medicine, Immunoglobulin, Liver Transplantation, Hepatitis B, Prophylaxis reinfection, Physicians', business.industry, Retrospective cohort study, medicine.disease, digestive system diseases, Settore MED/18, business
Abstract

BACKGROUND Prophylaxis of hepatitis B after liver transplantation with antiviral(s) and immunoglobulins efficiently protect the majority of recipients; however recent experiences suggest a decline of HBsAg-positive candidates and the use of hepatitis B Immunoglobulin-free schedules. METHODS This national survey evaluated the epidemiology and clinical results of hepatitis B prophylaxis among 10,365 liver transplants performed in 25 years in 13 Italian centers. RESULTS With a percentage of 22, 2260 procedures were performed in HBsAg-positive recipients and 714 out of 1080 anti-HBc-positive grafts were used in HBsAg-negative recipients; a total of 2974 patients (29%) were considered at risk of hepatitis B after liver transplantation. Similar rates (18% of HBsAg-positive candidates and 15% of anti-HBc-positive grafts) were registered in the last collected year. Combined prophylaxis with Hepatitis B Immunoglobulins remained prevalent among centers and was effective in 96% of HBsAg-positive recipients and in 94% of HBsAg-negative recipients of anti-HBc-positive grafts. CONCLUSIONS Data from this survey confirm: the excellent results of combined prophylaxis; the past and persistent use of Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin-on and only rare -off prophylactic regimens, in contrast with the newest reports; the increasing use of anti-HBc-positive grafts; the past and present high prevalence of HBsAg-positive recipients, due to an increase in candidates with either hepatocellular carcinoma and Hepatitis Delta Virus coinfection in the last years.

Published
2018

12. Improved Survival in Liver Transplant Recipients Receiving Prolonged-Release Tacrolimus in the European Liver Transplant Registry

Author

Paolo Muiesan, Safi Dokmak, Otto Kollmar, Bo-Göran Ericzon, Marek Krawczyk, Giuseppe Tisone, Karim Boudjema, Fausto Zamboni, P. Němec, all contributing centers, R. Hanvesakul, Didier Samuel, Pavel Trunecka, Umberto Baccarani, Vincent Karam, Peter Neuhaus, Philippe Bachellier, O. Rummo, Johann Pratschke, Wolf O. Bechstein, Juergen Klempnauer, Valérie Delvart, Georges Mantion, René Adam, Massimo Rossi, Michele Colledan, Andreas Paul, Adam, R, Karam, V, Delvart, V, Trunecka, P, Samuel, D, Bechstein, W, Nemec, P, Tisone, G, Klempnauer, J, Rossi, M, Rummo, O, Dokmak, S, Krawczyk, M, Pratschke, J, Kollmar, O, Boudjema, K, Colledan, M, Ericzon, B, Mantion, G, Baccarani, U, Neuhaus, P, Paul, A, Bachellier, P, Zamboni, F, Hanvesakul, R, and Muiesan, P

Subjects
Registrie, Graft Rejection, Male, Multivariate analysis, medicine.medical_treatment, Medizin, Improved survival, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, 030230 surgery, Liver transplantation, ELTR, long-term outcomes, prolonged-release tacrolimus, acrolimus BD, liver transplantation, Immunosuppressive Agent, 0302 clinical medicine, Retrospective Studie, Risk Factors, Immunology and Allergy, Pharmacology (medical), Registries, Multivariate Analysi, Settore MED/12 - Gastroenterologia, Medicine (all), Graft Survival, Middle Aged, 3. Good health, Europe, Treatment Outcome, surgical procedures, operative, Tacrolimu, Female, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Immunotherapy, Immunosuppressive Agents, Human, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Aged, Humans, Liver Failure, Liver Transplantation, Multivariate Analysis, Retrospective Studies, Tacrolimus, Transplantation, chemical and pharmacologic phenomena, 03 medical and health sciences, Prolonged release, Internal medicine, medicine, In patient, business.industry, Risk Factor, Retrospective cohort study, Liver Transplant Recipients, European Liver Transplant Registry, Surgery, Relative risk, business
Abstract

This study was a retrospective analysis of the European Liver Transplant Registry (ELTR) performed to compare long-term outcomes with prolonged-release tacrolimus versus tacrolimus BD in liver transplantation (January 2008-December 2012). Clinical efficacy measures included univariate and multivariate analyses of risk factors influencing graft and patient survival at 3 years posttransplant. Efficacy measures were repeated using propensity score-matching for baseline demographics. Patients with

Published
2015

13. Hepatitis B-core Antibody Positive Donors in Liver Transplantation and Their Impact on Graft Survival: Evidence From The Liver Match Cohort Study

Author

Angelico M, Nardi A, Marianelli T, Caccamo L, Romagnoli R, Tisone G, Pinna AD, Avolio AW, Fagiuoli S, Burra P, Strazzabosco M, Nanni Costa A, U Cillo, P Caraceni, P L Toniutto, M Salizzoni, G Bertolotti, D Patrono, L De Carlis, A Slim, J M E Mangoni, G Rossi, B Antonelli, V Mazzaferro, E Regalia, C Sposito, M Colledan, V Corno, F Tagliabue, S Marin, A Vitale, E Gringeri, M Donataccio, D Donataccio, U Baccarani, D Lorenzin, D Bitetto, U Valente, M Gelli, P Cupo, G E Gerunda, G Rompianesi, G L Grazi, A Cucchetti, C Zanfi, A Risaliti, M G Faraci, A Anselmo, I Lenci, D Sforza, S Agnes, M Di Mugno, G M Ettorre, L Miglioresi, G Vennarecci, Roma Sapienza, P Berloco, M Rossi, S Ginanni-Corradini, A Molinaro, F Calise, V Scuderi, O Cuomo, C Migliaccio, L Lupo, G Notarnicola, B Gridelli, R Volpes, S Li Petri, F Zamboni, G Carbotta, S Dedola, C Gavrila, A Ricci, F Vespasiano, Angelico, M, Nardi, A, Marianelli, T, Caccamo, L, Romagnoli, R, Tisone, G, Pinna, A, Avolio, A, Fagiuoli, S, Burra, P, Strazzabosco, M, Costa, A, M, Angelico, A, Nardi, T, Marianelli, L, Caccamo, R, Romagnoli, G, Tisone, Ad, Pinna, Aw, Avolio, S, Fagiuoli, P, Burra, M, Strazzabosco, A, Nanni Costa, Cillo, U, Caraceni, P, L Toniutto, P, Salizzoni, M, Bertolotti, G, Patrono, D, De Carlis, L, Slim, A, E Mangoni, J M, Rossi, G, Antonelli, B, Mazzaferro, V, Regalia, E, Sposito, C, Colledan, M, Corno, V, Tagliabue, F, Marin, S, Vitale, A, Gringeri, E, Donataccio, M, Donataccio, D, Baccarani, U, Lorenzin, D, Bitetto, D, Valente, U, Gelli, M, Cupo, P, E Gerunda, G, Rompianesi, G, L Grazi, G, Cucchetti, A, Zanfi, C, Risaliti, A, G Faraci, M, Anselmo, A, Lenci, I, Sforza, D, Agnes, S, Di Mugno, M, M Ettorre, G, Miglioresi, L, Vennarecci, G, Sapienza, Roma, Berloco, P, Rossi, M, Ginanni-Corradini, S, Molinaro, A, Calise, F, Scuderi, V, Cuomo, O, Migliaccio, C, Lupo, L, Notarnicola, G, Gridelli, B, Volpes, R, Li Petri, S, Zamboni, F, Carbotta, G, Dedola, S, Gavrila, C, Ricci, A, Vespasiano, F, Mario Angelico, Alessandra Nardi, Tania Marianelli, Lucio Caccamo, Renato Romagnoli, Giuseppe Tisone, Antonio D. Pinna, Alfonso W. Avolio, Stefano Fagiuoli, Patrizia Burra, Mario Strazzabosco, Alessandro Nanni Costa, For the Liver Match Investigators [.., Paolo Caraceni, and ]

Subjects
Male, HBsAg, medicine.medical_treatment, Settore MED/18 - CHIRURGIA GENERALE, graft survival, De novo HBV infection, Donor Risk Index, Donor-recipient matching, HBcAb positive donors, Liver transplantation, medicine.disease_cause, Gastroenterology, Cohort Studies, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIA, HBcAb positive donor, liver transplantation, Prospective Studies, Prospective cohort study, Settore MED/12 - Gastroenterologia, Hepatitis B Core Antigen, Hazard ratio, Middle Aged, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis B Core Antigens, Tissue Donors, Italy, Hepatocellular carcinoma, HCV, outcome, Female, Human, hbcab positive donors, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, donor risk index, HBcAb positive, Tissue Donor, survival, donor-recipient matching, Donor Selection, Hepatitis B Antibodie, HBV, liver transplantation, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, de novo hbv infection, Hepatitis B Antibodies, Donor-recipient matching, HBcAb positive donors, De novo HBV infection, Donor Risk Index, Aged, Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis, Hepatology, business.industry, LIVER TRANSPLANTATION, medicine.disease, Surgery, Prospective Studie, Liver Transplantation, Graft Survival, Cohort Studie, business
Abstract

Background & Aims: The appropriate allocation of grafts from HBcAb positive donors in liver transplantation is crucial, yet a consensus is still lacking. Methods: We evaluated this issue within Liver Match, a prospective observational Italian study. Data from 1437 consecutive, first transplants performed in 2007-2009 using grafts from deceased heart beating donors were analyzed (median follow-up: 1040 days). Of these, 219 (15.2%) were HBcAb positive. Sixty-six HBcAb positive grafts were allocated to HBsAg positive and 153 to HBsAg negative recipients. Results: 329 graft losses occurred (22.9%): 66 (30.1%) among 219 recipients of HBcAb positive grafts, and 263 (21.6%) among 1218 recipients of HBcAb negative grafts. Graft survival was lower in recipients of HBcAb positive compared to HBcAb negative donors, with unadjusted 3-year graft survival of 0.69 (s.e. 0.032) and 0.77 (0.013), respectively (log-rank, p = 0.0047). After stratifying for recipient HBsAg status, this difference was only observed among HBsAg negative recipients (log rank, p = 0.0007), 3-year graft survival being excellent (0.88, s.e. 0.020) among HBsAg positive recipients, regardless of the HBcAb donor status (log rank, p = 0.4478). Graft loss due to de novo HBV hepatitis occurred only in one patient. At Cox regression, hazard ratios for graft loss were: MELD (1.30 per 10 units, p = 0.0002), donor HBcAb positivity (1.56, p = 0.0015), recipient HBsAg positivity (0.43, p

Published
2012

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