Effects of immediate extubation in the operating room on long-term outcomes in living donor liver transplantation: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a viable alternative to deceased-donor liver transplantation. Enhanced recovery after surgery protocols that include early extubation offer short-term benefits; however, the effect of immediate extubation in the operating room (OR) on long-term outcomes in patients undergoing LDLT remains unknown. We hypothesized that immediate OR extubation is associated with improved long-term outcomes in patients undergoing LDLT.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included 205 patients who underwent LDLT. The patients were classified based on the extubation location as OREX (those extubated in the OR) or NOREX (those extubated in the intensive care unit [ICU]). The primary outcome was overall survival (OS), while secondary outco

SUBMITTER: Yoon JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11834885 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature