Research Article

Outcomes of Adult Liver Retransplantation: A Canadian National Database Analysis

Table 3

Graft failure incidence and patient survival at various time points according to the number of transplantations.

Graft failure incidence (%) (95%CI)
1 year3 year5 year10 year
Primary LT2.9 (2.5–3.4)5.0 (4.4–5.6)6.4 (5.8–7.2)8.6 (7.8–9.5)
Retransplantation8.4 (5.7–11.7)11.0 (7.8–14.8)12.3 (8.9–16.3)12.8 (9.3–17.0)
RRT2.7 (0.2–12.3)10.2 (2.4–24.7)14.3 (4.3–30.2)14.3 (4.3–30.2)
All retransplantations7.9 (5.4–10.9)10.9 (7.9–14.5)12.5 (9.2–16.4)13.0 (9.6–16.9)

Patient survival (%) (95%CI)
1 year3 year5 year10 year
Primary LT91.4 (90.6–92.1)86.0 (85.0–86.9)81.8 (80.7–82.9)72.9 (71.4–74.3)
Retransplantation76.8 (71.8–81.0)70.5 (65.0–75.3)65.6 (59.8–70.8)60.1 (53.5–66.1)
RRT80.6 (63.6–90.3)69.5 (50.1–82.5)65.4 (45.4–79.5)59.9 (39.0–75.7)
All retransplantations77.1 (72.4–81.1)70.4 (65.2–74.9)65.6 (60.1–70.5)60.0 (53.7–65.7)

LT, liver transplantation; RRT, repeat retransplantation.