Abstract

Assessing the viability and monitoring the function of liver graft in the early postoperative period are critical clinical tasks. One possible solution is to determine the changes in concentration of blood glucose, its metabolites and glycerol in the graft using interstitial microdialysis. Objective: to study the dynamics of interstitial glucose, lactate, pyruvate and glycerol in the early post-liver transplant period – depending on the initial graft function (IGF) – and to compare with the results of standard laboratory blood tests. Materials and methods. Four selected clinical observations of deceased donor liver transplantation are presented. Two of the observations showed normal IGF, one observation – early allograft dysfunction (EAD), complicated by hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT), while one observation demonstrated primary non-function (PNF). Collection of microdialysis samples began after arterial reperfusion of the liver graft and continued continuously for 7 days or until death. Standard blood biochemistry and coagulation tests were performed at least once a day. Results. With normal IGF and a smooth postoperative period, interstitial concentrations of glucose, lactate, pyruvate and glycerol remained stable throughout the observation period, ranging from 5 to 20 mmol/L, 1.1 to 7.5 mmol/L, 90 to 380 μmol/L, and 10–100 μmol/L, respectively. EAD was associated with initially higher levels of glucose, lactate, and pyruvate. With HAT development, there was a rapid (within 2–4 hours) five-fold increase in interstitial concentration of lactate with simultaneous decrease in glucose and pyruvate levels to 0.1 mmol/L and 11 μmol/L, respectively. In the case of PNF, there was an initially high concentration of interstitial lactate – 16.4 mmol/L, which increased further to 35.5 mmol/L. Glucose concentration was close to 0. Changes in interstitial glucose, its metabolites and glycerol concentrations chronologically preceded the corresponding changes in peripheral blood composition by 3–5 hours. Conclusion. Microdialysis measurement of interstitial glucose, lactate, pyruvate and glycerol concentrations facilitates real-time monitoring of liver graft viability and function. The high sensitivity of the method could help in accelerating diagnosis of vascular complications (HAT in particular), as well as graft dysfunction with other causes. Therefore, the method is feasible in clinical practice.

Highlights

  • Оценка жизнеспособности трансплантата и мониторинг функции пересаженной печени в раннем послеоперационном периоде являются актуальными клиническими задачами

  • One possible solution is to determine the changes in concentration of blood glucose, its metabolites and glycerol in the graft using interstitial microdialysis

  • Collection of microdialysis samples began after arterial reperfusion of the liver graft and continued continuously for 7 days or until death

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Summary

ТРАНСПЛАНТАЦИЯ ОРГАНОВ

Заключение: измерение внутритканевых концентраций глюкозы, лактата, пирувата и глицерола методом микродиализа позволяет в режиме реального времени осуществлять мониторинг жизнеспособности и функции трансплантата печени. Objective: to study the dynamics of interstitial glucose, lactate, pyruvate and glycerol in the early post-liver transplant period – depending on the initial graft function (IGF) – and to compare with the results of standard laboratory blood tests. Microdialysis measurement of interstitial glucose, lactate, pyruvate and glycerol concentrations facilitates real-time monitoring of liver graft viability and function. Задача настоящей работы заключается в изучении особенностей метаболизма глюкозы в трансплантате печени в ранние сроки после ее пересадки, определении типичных закономерностей изменения внутритканевых концентраций глюкозы, лактата, пирувата и глицерола и сопоставлении их с рутинными лабораторными методами диагностики ранней дисфункции или первичного нефункционирования трансплантата печени

МАтериАлЫ и МетОдЫ дизайн исследования
Характеристика клинических наблюдений
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