Early increase in γ-GT and low bilirubin predict favourable outcome after orthotopic liver transplantation
C Eisenbach, J Encke, U Merle, D Gotthardt, KH Weiss, L Schneider, S Latanowicz, M Spiegel, G Engelmann, W Stremmel, MW Büchler, J Schmidt, MA Weigand, P Sauer · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2008 · Heft 01
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Aims: Graft failure and patient death are still frequent events after liver transplantation, but early prediction of prognosis remains difficult. The aim of the present study was to determine if standard laboratory parameters measured within the first week after transplantation can predict prognosis. Patients and Methods: Folders of 331 consecutive patients undergoing liver transplantation at Heidelberg University were reviewed and values for standard laboratory parameters recorded. Patients were grouped according to the time until either graft loss or death (group 1: 91 days). Mann-Whitney test was used for uni…
