Abstract
Patients with liver disease display numerous defects of the immune system, so infection is a frequent complication of both acute and chronic liver disease. These infections are independently associated with poor outcomes after liver transplantation. Our objective was to evaluate the delta neutrophil index (DNI), a new inflammation marker, as a predictor of survival after liver transplantation (LT). This observational study retrospectively evaluated the records of 712 patients who underwent LT from January 2010 to February 2018. DNI was evaluated at pre-transplantation and 1, 7, 14, and 30 days after operation. Statistical analysis was performed using the T-test or chi-square test, and logistic regression analysis. The mean MELD score was 16.7 ± 9.4 (0-48). There were 125 mortality cases (17.8%) after liver transplantation. Mean DNI was 1.61 at pre-transplantation, 3.94 one day after operation, 2.67 seven days after operation, 1.61 fourteen days after operation, and 1.64 thirty days after operation, respectively. In multivariate analysis, DNI seven and fourteen days after operation was revealed as an independent prognostic factor for mortality after liver transplantation (p = 0.040 and p < 0.0001). The DNI is a simple and reliable predictor of patient mortality after liver transplantation.
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