Variations in Practice to Therapeutic Monitoring of Tacrolimus following Primary Adult Liver Transplantation
In: International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine, Jg. 7 (2016), Heft 1
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Background: There is limited clinical evidence evaluating the correlation between immunosuppressant monitoring practice and transplant outcomes. Objective: To assess current practice of tacrolimus trough monitoring in early post-operative period following liver transplantation (LT), and its impact on outcomes. Methods: The duration to trough levels (DTT) were calculated in patients undergoing primary LT. The impact of variability in DTT on graft rejection episodes, serum tacrolimus level and renal function was assessed. These results were converted into a drug level estimation tool, which was validated in a prospective cohort of patients. Results: 2946 events in 274 patients were evaluated. The median DTT was 7:19 hrs (range: 27 min to 19:38 hrs). In 72% (2140 events) of the occasions, DTT was
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Variations in Practice to Therapeutic Monitoring of Tacrolimus following Primary Adult Liver Transplantation
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Dasari, BVM ; Hodson, J ; Nassir, A ; Widmer, J ; Isaac, J ; Mergentel, H ; Muiesan, P ; Mirza, DF ; Perera, MTPR |
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Zeitschrift: | International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine, Jg. 7 (2016), Heft 1 |
Veröffentlichung: | Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 2016 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2008-6482 (print) ; 2008-6490 (print) |
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