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Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Hepatology
  • Transplant Surgery

Background:

  • End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) significantly increases morbidity and mortality following liver transplantation.
  • Simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK) transplantation is a viable strategy to mitigate these risks in select patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the trend and implications of simultaneous liver-kidney (SLK) transplantation.
  • To understand the impact of the Model of End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score on SLK transplant rates.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of SLK transplant data in the United States.
  • Examination of transplant trends from 1990 to 2016.

Main Results:

  • SLK transplants increased by over 300% between 1990 and 2016.
  • The proportion of SLK transplants rose from 1.7% in 1990 to 9.9% in 2016.
  • The implementation of the MELD score in 2002 likely contributed to this increase.

Conclusions:

  • SLK transplantation is an increasingly utilized procedure for patients with combined liver and kidney failure.
  • The MELD scoring system may influence the selection of patients for SLK transplants due to its creatinine weighting.