Review Article
Identifying the Superior Reperfusion Technique in Liver Transplantation: A Network Meta-Analysis
Table 1
Characteristics of included trails.
| Author | Year | Region | Study arm | Sample size | Surgical technique | Interventional technique | Parameters |
| Adani et al. | 2011 | Italy | 2 | 40 | Piggyback technique | PV+HA (PV initialize) vs. PV+HA (SR initialize) | DFR; ICU stay; BC; GS; PS | Baccarani et al. | 2012 | Italy | 2 | 80 | Piggyback technique with outflow anastomosis done on three hepatic veins | PV+HA (PV initialize) vs. PV+HA (SR initialize) | DFR; ICU stay; BC; GS; PS | Ducerf et al. | 2000 | France | 2 | 59 | Piggyback technique with outflow anastomosis at the level of the left and median hepatic veins | PV vs. HA | BC | Heidenhain et al. | 2006 | Germany | 2 | 131 | Orthotopic liver transplantation with supra and infrahepatic end`-to-end cava anastomosis | PV+HA (SR initialize) vs. RVC | DFR; ICU stay; BC; GS; PS | Millis et al. | 1997 | USA | 2 | 100 | Orthotopic liver transplantation with venovenous bypass | PV vs. HA | BC; GS | Moreno et al. | 2006 | Spain | 2 | 60 | Piggyback technique | PV+HA (PV initialize) vs. PV+HA (HA initialize) | ICU stay; BC; | Pamecha et al. | 2018 | India | 2 | 80 | Piggyback technique with end-to-side single anastomosis of right hepatic vein and neo middle hepatic vein to the inferior vena cava | PV vs. PV+HA (PV initialize) | DFR; ICU stay; BC; GS; PS |
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PV: portal vein; HA: hepatic artery; RVC: retrograde vena cava; SR: simultaneous reperfusion; DFR: dysfunction rate; ICU: intensive care unit; BC: biliary complications; GS: graft survival; PS: patient survival.
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