Donor gender effect on graft function in adult Egyptian patients undergoing living donor liver transplantation: A single centre study | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia | ||||
Volume 38, Issue 1, December 2022, Page 201-210 PDF (3.61 MB) | ||||
DOI: TEJA-2022-0004 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Manar Salah; Iman F. Montasser; Hanaa A. El-Gendy; Alaa A. Korraa; Gamal M. Elewa; Hany Dabbous; Mostafa Abdelrahman; Mohammed Hisham Goda; Mohamed M. Bahaa; Mahmoud El Meteini; Heba A. Labib | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of donor-to-recipient gender match in the setting of living donor liver transplant as a potential predictor of graft and recipient survivals. Methods In this retrospective, single-center study, the data of 342 adult primary liver transplants were analyzed. The donor and recipient’s characters, intraoperative data, and postoperative outcomes were recorded. Results The donor-recipient gender matched patients had significantly better graft survival outcomes than the gender mismatched ones. The 2-year graft survival probability was 95.7% in the matched group compared to 89.1% in the mismatched one (p = 0.026). A female donor-male recipient combination (87.3%) showed worse 2-years graft survival than a male-to-male transplant (94.8%), while it gave better graft survival than male to female (61.3%). The estimated relative risk of graft rejection was 5.91 times significantly higher in a male–female combination than in a male-to-male one (Hazard ratio = 5.91, 95% CI = 1.34–26.11). Conclusion This study suggests that donor-recipient gender mismatch is associated with poor liver graft survival outcomes, with higher risk of graft rejection in male-female transplants than in male-to-male ones. Though, further larger studies including multiple datasets are needed, with adjustments for various graft, donor, and recipient factors to reach solid evidence. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Gender mismatch; Graft Failure; graft survival; Liver transplantation; patient survival | ||||
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