Cochrane · systematic review · CD007512
Techniques of flushing and reperfusion for liver transplantation
Gurusamy, KS, Naik, P, Abu‐Amara, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library
Hepato-BiliaryAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
10
current version
GRADE rated
10
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 10 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Mortality
Population: patients with liver transplantation.
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mortality ‐ Initial hepatic artery versus initial portal vein reperfusion | RR 1.02 [0.22, 4.84] | 2 studies · 119 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Mortality ‐ Retrograde IVC reperfusion versus simultaneous hepatic artery and portal vein reperfusion | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 131 participants | Very low Downgraded: inconsistency, publication bias |
Patient survival ‐ Initial hepatic artery versus initial portal vein reperfusion | HR 1.03 [0.37, 2.86] | 1 study · 1 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Patient survival ‐ Simultaneous hepatic artery and portal vein reperfusion versus initial portal vein reperfusion | HR 0.45 [0.16, 1.28] | 1 study · 1 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Patient survival ‐ Retrograde IVC reperfusion versus simultaneous hepatic artery and portal vein reperfusion | HR 1.43 [0.58, 3.53] | 1 study · 1 participants | Very low Downgraded: inconsistency, publication bias |
Graft survival
Population: patients with liver transplantation.
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Graft survival ‐ Initial hepatic artery versus initial portal vein flush | HR 1.05 [0.8, 1.37] | 1 study · 1 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Graft survival ‐ Additional blood venting through IVC versus no additional blood venting through IVC | HR 1.15 [0.87, 1.51] | 1 study · 1 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Graft survival ‐ Initial hepatic artery versus initial portal vein reperfusion | HR 0.54 [0.15, 1.98] | 2 studies · 2 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Graft survival ‐ Simultaneous hepatic artery and portal vein reperfusion versus initial portal vein reperfusion | HR 0 | 1 study · 1 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Graft survival ‐ Retrograde IVC reperfusion versus simultaneous hepatic artery and portal vein reperfusion | HR 0.88 [0.44, 1.74] | 1 study · 1 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |