Albuminuria as a predictor of mortality in type II diabetic patients after living-donor liver transplantation.
Ahmed Abdallah SalmanMohamed Abdalla SalmanMostafa SaidHesham ElkassarMohammad El SherbinyAhmed YoussefMohammed ElbazAhmed M ElmeliguiMohamed Badr HassanMahmoud Gouda OmarHussien SamirMohamed Abdelkader MoradHossam El-Din ShaabanMohamed YoussefAhmed MoustafaMohamed Sabry TourkyAhmed ElewaSadaf KhalidKhaled MonazeaMohamed ShawkatPublished in: Annals of medicine (2022)
Preoperative albuminuria is an independent factor affecting mortality within 3 years after LDLT in type II diabetic patients. Myocardial infarction was the leading cause of death in 25% of cases, followed by hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence, sepsis, and graft failure.KEY MESSAGESDiabetes mellitus (DM) increases the risk of morbidity and mortality after liver resection.Albuminuria is associated with a higher risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality.Preoperative albuminuria is a significant predictor of mortality within 3 years after LDLT in diabetic patients.