Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Division of Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Simmons Transplant Institute, Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
Liver Transpl. 2024 Oct 1;30(10):1026-1038. doi: 10.1097/LVT.0000000000000399. Epub 2024 May 22.
Hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. While liver transplantation is the definitive treatment, continuous terlipressin infusion for HRS-AKI may provide benefit and, as such, was assessed in a population composed of candidates for liver transplant (LT). Fifty hospitalized LT-eligible patients with HRS-AKI received a single bolus followed by continuous terlipressin infusion. Acute-on-chronic liver failure grade 3, serum creatinine (SCr)>5.0 mg/dL, or Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) ≥35 were exclusions. Fifty hospitalized patients who received midodrine and octreotide or norepinephrine for HRS-AKI served as a historical comparator cohort. Complete response (CR) was defined as a ≥30% decrease in SCr with end-of-treatment (EOT) SCr≤1.5, partial response as a ≥30% decrease in SCr with EOT SCr>1.5, and nonresponse as a <30% decrease in SCr. CR rate was significantly higher in the terlipressin cohort compared to the historical cohort (64% vs. 16%, p <0.001). Survival, while numerically higher in those who received terlipressin, was statistically similar (D30: 94% vs. 82%, p =0.12; D90: 78% vs. 68%, p =0.37). Renal replacement therapy (RRT) was more common among terlipressin NR than CR and PR (70% vs. 3% vs. 13%, p < 0.001). EOT MELD and SCr were significantly lower within terlipressin cohort (MELD: 19 vs. 25, SCr: 1.4 vs. 2.1 mg/dL, p <0.001). Sixteen of 40 terlipressin-treated patients received LT-alone (terlipressin CR in 10/16). One patient on terlipressin had a hypoxic respiratory failure that responded to diuretics; one possibly had drug-related rash. With continuous terlipressin infusion, a CR rate of 64% was observed with a favorable safety profile. Terlipressin use was associated with lower EOT MELD and SCr than the historical midodrine and octreotide/norepinephrine cohort; LT-alone was accomplished in a high proportion of complete terlipressin responders.
肝肾综合征-急性肾损伤(HRS-AKI)与显著的发病率和死亡率相关。虽然肝移植是明确的治疗方法,但持续特利加压素输注治疗 HRS-AKI 可能有益,因此,在一组肝移植(LT)候选者中进行了评估。50 名住院的符合 LT 标准的 HRS-AKI 患者接受了单次推注,随后进行持续特利加压素输注。排除急性慢性肝衰竭 3 级、血清肌酐(SCr)>5.0mg/dL 或终末期肝病模型(MELD)≥35。50 名住院患者接受米多君和奥曲肽或去甲肾上腺素治疗 HRS-AKI,作为历史对照队列。完全缓解(CR)定义为治疗结束时(EOT)SCr≤1.5,SCr 较基线降低≥30%,部分缓解定义为 EOT 时 SCr>1.5,SCr 较基线降低≥30%,无反应定义为 SCr 降低<30%。与历史队列相比,特利加压素组的 CR 率显著更高(64% vs. 16%,p<0.001)。尽管接受特利加压素治疗的患者生存率更高,但统计学上无显著差异(D30:94% vs. 82%,p=0.12;D90:78% vs. 68%,p=0.37)。在特利加压素无反应者中,肾替代治疗(RRT)更为常见(NR 为 70%,CR 和 PR 为 3%和 13%,p<0.001)。特利加压素组的 EOT MELD 和 SCr 显著降低(MELD:19 比 25,SCr:1.4 比 2.1mg/dL,p<0.001)。40 名接受特利加压素治疗的患者中有 16 名接受了单独 LT(特利加压素 CR 者 10/16)。一名接受特利加压素治疗的患者发生缺氧性呼吸衰竭,对利尿剂有反应;一名患者可能有药物相关皮疹。持续特利加压素输注时,观察到 64%的 CR 率,安全性良好。与历史米多君和奥曲肽/去甲肾上腺素队列相比,特利加压素的 EOT MELD 和 SCr 较低;在完全特利加压素反应者中,单独 LT 的比例较高。