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Yang Chengkai, Xu Jiamian, Wang Huaxiang, et al. Predictive values of ALBI and EZ-ALBI scores for early survival of recipients with liver failure after liver transplantation[J]. ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION, 2022, 13(5): 611-617. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-7445.2022.05.010
Citation: Yang Chengkai, Xu Jiamian, Wang Huaxiang, et al. Predictive values of ALBI and EZ-ALBI scores for early survival of recipients with liver failure after liver transplantation[J]. ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION, 2022, 13(5): 611-617. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-7445.2022.05.010
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Predictive values of ALBI and EZ-ALBI scores for early survival of recipients with liver failure after liver transplantation

doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-7445.2022.05.010

  • Fuzong Clinical Medical College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, China

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  • Corresponding author: Wu Aiping, Email: jenewap@sina.com.cn
  • Received Date: 2022-04-13
    Available Online: 2022-09-14
  • Publish Date: 2022-09-15
    Abstract
  •   Objective  To evaluate the predictive values of albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) and easy albumin-bilirubin (EZ-ALBI) scores for early survival (postoperative 3 months) of recipients with liver failure after liver transplantation.  Methods  Clinical data of 137 recipients diagnosed with liver failure and underwent liver transplantation were retrospectively analyzed. The optimal cut-off values of preoperative ALBI, EZ-ALBI and MELD scores to predict early survival of recipients with liver failure after liver transplantation were determined by the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. The risk factors of early death of recipients with liver failure after liver transplantation were identified by univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. The effects of different ALBI and EZ-ALBI levels upon early prognosis of recipients with liver failure after liver transplantation were analyzed.  Results  The optimal cut-off values of ALBI, EZ-ALBI and MELD scores were 0.21, -19.83 and 24.36, and the AUC was 0.706, 0.697 and 0.686, respectively. Univariate Cox regression analysis showed that preoperative alanine aminotransferase(ALT)≥50 U/L, aspartate aminotransferase(AST)≥60 U/L, ALBI score≥0.21 and EZ-ALBI score≥-19.83 were the risk factors for early postoperative death of recipients with liver failure after liver transplantation (all P < 0.05). Multivariate Cox regression analysis demonstrated that preoperative ALBI score≥0.21 was an independent risk factor for early postoperative death of recipients with liver failure after liver transplantation (P < 0.05). According to the optimal cut-off value of ALBI score, the early survival rates in the ALBI < 0.21 (n=46) and ALBI≥0.21(n=91) groups were 93.5% and 64.8%, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). According to the optimal cut-off value of EZ-ALBI score, the early survival rates in the EZ-ALBI < -19.83(n=60) and EZ-ALBI≥-19.83(n=77) groups were 88.3% and 63.6%, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05).  Conclusions  Preoperative ALBI score is of high predictive value for early survival of recipients with liver failure after liver transplantation, which could be utilized as a reference parameter for selecting liver transplant recipients.

     

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