Preoperative serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor as a predictive biomarker for sepsis after living-donor liver transplantation.

Yuriko TsutsuiSachiyo Yoshio Takahiro Tomiyama Tomonari Shimagaki Shinji ItohNoboru HaradaYuichi YoshidaShiori YoshikawaEiji KakazuTatsuya KantoTomoharu Yoshizumi

Published in: Hepatology research : the official journal of the Japan Society of Hepatology (2022)

Preoperative serum BDNF could be a predictive biomarker for sepsis after LDLT, by reflecting the systemic condition including hepatic function, nutritional status, and immune status.

Keyphrases

acute kidney injury
septic shock
patients undergoing
intensive care unit