John P Rice1, Catherine Skagen, Adnan Said. 1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The combination of octreotide, midodrine, and albumin (triple therapy) is used to treat hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) often as a bridge to liver transplantation (LT). We examined post-LT outcomes in recipients with HRS, including the effect of pre-LT triple therapy. METHODS: Patients with HRS treated with triple therapy (cases) pre-LT were compared with a cohort that underwent LT in the immediate era before triple therapy was used (controls). RESULTS: Forty-three patients with HRS underwent LT (27 cases and 16 controls). Twenty-one patients (49%) required hemodialysis (HD) pre-LT (48% of cases vs. 50% of controls, P=1.00). After LT, mean glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was similar between cases and controls at 1 month (56.9 vs. 52.6 mL/min/1.73 m(2), P=0.61) and at 1 year (P=0.13). Of the 27 cases, 11 responded to triple therapy pre-LT. Compared with nonresponders, there was no difference in GFR at 1 month (57.2 vs. 56.6 mL/min/1.73 m, P=0.96) or 1 year (P=0.48) post-LT. Long-term HD after LT was required in 7.7% of cases and 12.5% of controls (P=0.61). CONCLUSIONS: LT alone improved renal function in most patients with HRS, including those requiring short-term HD. Pre-LT treatment of HRS with triple therapy was not associated with additional benefit in GFR after LT.
BACKGROUND: The combination of octreotide, midodrine, and albumin (triple therapy) is used to treat hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) often as a bridge to liver transplantation (LT). We examined post-LT outcomes in recipients with HRS, including the effect of pre-LT triple therapy. METHODS:Patients with HRS treated with triple therapy (cases) pre-LT were compared with a cohort that underwent LT in the immediate era before triple therapy was used (controls). RESULTS: Forty-three patients with HRS underwent LT (27 cases and 16 controls). Twenty-one patients (49%) required hemodialysis (HD) pre-LT (48% of cases vs. 50% of controls, P=1.00). After LT, mean glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was similar between cases and controls at 1 month (56.9 vs. 52.6 mL/min/1.73 m(2), P=0.61) and at 1 year (P=0.13). Of the 27 cases, 11 responded to triple therapy pre-LT. Compared with nonresponders, there was no difference in GFR at 1 month (57.2 vs. 56.6 mL/min/1.73 m, P=0.96) or 1 year (P=0.48) post-LT. Long-term HD after LT was required in 7.7% of cases and 12.5% of controls (P=0.61). CONCLUSIONS: LT alone improved renal function in most patients with HRS, including those requiring short-term HD. Pre-LT treatment of HRS with triple therapy was not associated with additional benefit in GFR after LT.
Authors: Pranab M Barman; Lindsay Y King; Carl L Berg; Alice Parish; Donna Niedzwiecki; Andrew S Barbas; Lisa McElroy; Yuval A Patel Journal: Transplant Direct Date: 2020-12-15