13 February 2024 : Original article
A Retrospective Study of Long-Term Outcomes in 16 ABO-Incompatible Deceased Donor Pediatric Liver Transplants from a National Transplant Center at Helsinki University Hospital, Finland, 1987-2022
Timo Jahnukainen
1ABCDEFG*, Inna Sareneva2CD, Jouni Lauronen 2DE, Elisa Ylinen 1DE, Juuso Tainio 1BCE, Arno Nordin 3BDE, Maria Hukkinen 4BE, Mikko P. Pakarinen 4AE, Hannu Jalanko 1ADE
DOI: 10.12659/AOT.941929
Ann Transplant 2024; 29:e941929
Table 4 Comparison of the surgical data between 16 pediatric ABO-incompatible and 153 ABO-compatible pediatric liver transplantations in Finland.
| n=16 | n=153 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cold ischemia time, minutes (range) | 471 (258–566)1 | 380 (120–840)3 | 0.483 |
| Anhepatic time, minutes (range) | 58.5 (38–94)2 | 67 (20–133)3 | 0.269 |
| Reduced size liver, n (%) | 11 (68.8) | 112 (73.2)4 | 0.703 |
| Vascular complications, n (%) | |||
| Hepatic artery stenosis | 3 (18.8) | 6 (4.5)5 | 0.388 |
| Early hepatic artery thrombosis (<30 d after LT) | 2 (12.5) | 11 (8.2)5 | 0.564 |
| Portal vein stenosis | 1 (6.3) | 5 (3.3)5 | 0.627 |
| Early portal vein thrombosis (<30 d after LT) | 1 (6.3) | 2 (1.5)5 | 0.199 |
| Biliary complications, n (%) | 1 (6.3) | 28 (20.9)5 | 0.224 |
| Need for re-transplantation, n (%) | 1 (6.3) | 24 (15.7) | 0.312 |
| 1 Data available from 9 patients; 2 data available from 12 patients; 3 data available from 78 transplants; 4 data available from 123 transplants; 5 data available from 134 patients. D – days; LT – liver transplantation. | |||