Association between hospital liver transplantation volume and mortality after liver re-transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The relationship between institutional liver transplantation (LT) case volume and clinical outcomes after liver re-transplantation is yet to be determined.

Methods

Patients who underwent liver re-transplantation between 2007 and 2016 were selected from the Korean National Healthcare Insurance Service database. Liver transplant centers were categorized to either high-volume centers (≥ 64 LTs/year) or low-volume centers (< 64 LTs/year) according to the annual LT case volume. In-hospital and long-term mortality after liver re-transplantation were compared.

Results

A total of 258 liver re-transplantations were performed during the study period: 175 liver re-transplantations were performed in 3 high-volume centers and 83 were performed in 21 low-volume centers.

SUBMITTER: Oh SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8341477 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature