The clinical significance of the arterial ketone body ratio as an early indicator of graft viabilityin human liver transplantation

Asonuma, K and Takaya, S and Selby, R and Okamoto, R and Yamamoto, Y and Yokoyama, T and Todo, S and Ozawa, K and Starzl, TE (1991) The clinical significance of the arterial ketone body ratio as an early indicator of graft viabilityin human liver transplantation. Transplantation, 51 (1). 164 - 171. ISSN 0041-1337

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Abstract

Arterial ketone body ratio (AKBR) was measured sequentially in 84 liver transplantations (OLTx). These transplantation procedures were classified into 3 groups with respect to graft survival and patient condition at the end of the first month (Group A, the grafts survived longer than 1 month with satisfactory patient condition; Group B, the grafts survived longer than 1 month but the patients were ICU-bound; Group C, the grafts were lost and the patients died or underwent re-OLTx). In Group A, the AKBR was elevated to above 1.0 by the second postoperative day. In Group B, the AKBR was elevated to above 0.7 but stayed below 1.0 during this period. In Group C, the AKBR remained below 0.7 longer than 2 days after operation. Although conventional liver function tests showed significant increases in Groups B and C as compared with Group A, they were less specific in predicting ultimate graft survival. © 1991 by Williams & Wilkins.

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Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Creators/Authors:	Creators Email Pitt Username ORCID Asonuma, K Takaya, S Selby, R Okamoto, R Yamamoto, Y Yokoyama, T Todo, S Ozawa, K Starzl, TE tes11@pitt.edu TES11
Centers:	Other Centers, Institutes, Offices, or Units > Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute
Date:	1 January 1991
Date Type:	Publication
Journal or Publication Title:	Transplantation
Volume:	51
Number:	1
Page Range:	164 - 171
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1097/00007890-199101000-00025
Institution:	University of Pittsburgh
Refereed:	Yes
ISSN:	0041-1337
Other ID:	uls-drl:31735062117027, Starzl CV No. 1149
Date Deposited:	08 Apr 2010 17:19
Last Modified:	02 Feb 2019 13:57
URI:	http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4535

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