Infections after orthotopic liver transplantation in the intensive care unit.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to assess the characteristics and risk factors of infections in the early period after orthopic liver transplantation (OLT) among adult patients.

Material And Methods: We studied 75 patients who underwent OLT over 3 years from 2008 to 2010. We recorded all infections that developed during hospitalization in the intensive care unit (ICU) their outcomes, and the possible risk factors.

Acute kidney injury after orthotopic liver transplantation.

Acute kidney injury (AKI), one of the most frequent complications in the early period after liver transplantation, causes serious obstacles in the management of these patients affecting their outcomes. We studied retrospectively 79 subjects who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). AKI was defined as an elevation of serum creatinine 1.

Course and outcome of renal transplant recipients admitted to the intensive care unit: a 20-year study.

Background: Renal transplantation represents the main treatment for end-stage renal disease. The goal of this study was to evaluate the course and outcome of renal transplant recipients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and to analyze factors determining prognosis and mortality.

Methods: The demographic features, data admission characteristics, and ICU courses of all renal transplant recipients admitted to our ICU from 1992 to 2012 were evaluated to analyze factors for mortality.