The Clinical & Economic Impact Of Allosensitization In Liver Alone And Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation
1Transplant Center, Baylor Scott & White, Dallas, TX, 2St. Vincent Health, Indianapolis, IN, 3University of Chicago Medicine, Chigao, IL, 4Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, 5Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 6Transplant Center, Baylor Scott & White, Temple, TX
Meeting: 2019 American Transplant Congress
Abstract number: 477
Keywords: Economics, HLA antibodies, Kidney/liver transplantation, Outcome
Session Information
Session Name: Concurrent Session: Non-Organ Specific: Economics & Ethics
Session Type: Concurrent Session
Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Session Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm
Presentation Time: 3:18pm-3:30pm
Location: Room 309
*Purpose: Allosensitization is thought to have marginal impact among patients that undergo liver transplantation (LTA); further among simultaneous liver kidney transplantation (SLKT), livers may protect organs transplanted simultaneously from the same donor. We hypothesized that allosensitization has significant clinical and economic impact on transplant outcomes healthcare systems.
*Methods: We examined all LTA and SLKT transplanted in the US (1995-2016). Patients were stratified by presence of allosensitization (positive T cell cross match &/or Panel Reactive Antibodies > 20%). Patients missing XM or PRA data were excluded from the study.
*Results: 17,371 LTA and 1943 SLK patients were transplanted in the study period and met the inclusion criteria. Compared to non-sensitized LA recipients, allosensitized counterparts had longer median initial hospital stay 13 (IQR 8-25) vs. 11 (IQR 8-19), p <0.001. Similarly, allosensitized SLK had longer median initial hospital stay 21 (IQR 11-42) vs. 15 (IQR 9-33), p <0.001. Allosensitized LA and SLK recipients also had higher rate of readmission in the 1st6 months after LTA (14% vs. 10%, p < 0.001) and SLKT (12 vs. 9%, p <0.001, respectively). Rates of rejection at discharge were higher for allosensitized recipients after LTA (6.7 % vs. 5.8%, p=0.03) as well as SLKT (3.9% vs. 1.8%, p=0.01). Rates of liver graft failure were higher for sensitized patients both after LTA and SLKT. (Figure 1a and b). Further, rates of kidney graft failure were higher for sensitized patients after SLKT (Figure 1c). After adjusting for donor, recipient and transplant related characteristics, allosensitization was associated with increased mortality after LTA (AHR=1.06, 95% C.I. 1.00-1.12) as well as SLKT (AHR=1.07, 95% C.I. 1.01-1.13).
*Conclusions: This analysis shows that LTA and SLKT in allosensitized recipients is associated with significantly longer hospital stay and readmissions with a modest albeit statically significant higher rates of rejection, graft loss and patient death. This economic impact of allosensitization maybe applicable to other organ transplants and warrants further investigation.
To cite this abstract in AMA style:
Askar M, Saracino G, Elsabbagh A, Fung J, Srinivas T, Flechner S, Trotter J, Testa G, Kaplan B, Klintmalm G, Schold J, Asrani S. The Clinical & Economic Impact Of Allosensitization In Liver Alone And Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation [abstract]. Am J Transplant. 2019; 19 (suppl 3). https://atcmeetingabstracts.com/abstract/the-clinical-economic-impact-of-allosensitization-in-liver-alone-and-simultaneous-liver-kidney-transplantation/. Accessed November 22, 2024.« Back to 2019 American Transplant Congress