NCT01711957

The Perioperative Value of Platelet Counts in Predicting Outcome After Liver Transplantation

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 250 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Zurich · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Recent experimental and clinical studies have shown that platelets play a critical role in liver ischemia and regeneration. Thrombocytopenia, a frequent and potentially serious condition in liver transplantation (LT) recipients, was shown to be associated with postoperative morbidity and mortality after partial hepatectomy. The investigators aim at evaluating whether postoperative low platelet counts are indicators of short- and long-term outcomes after liver transplantation.

Conditions

• Complication
• Death

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Liver transplantation	Standardized technique of liver transplantation Organ procurement follow the rules of the Swiss transplant society

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-01-01
• Primary completion: 2013-01-01
• Completion: 2013-01-01
• First posted: 2012-10-23
• Last updated: 2012-10-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland