Background: Women who have undergone liver transplantation (LT) enjoy better health, and possibility of childbearing. However, maternal and graft risks, optimal immunosuppression, and fetal outcome is still to clarify. Aim: Aim of the study was to assess outcomes of pregnancy after LT at national level. Methods: In 2019, under the auspices of the Permanent Transplant Committee of the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver, a multicenter survey including 14 Italian LT-centers was conducted aiming at evaluating the outcomes of recipients and newborns, and graft injury/function parameters during pregnancy in LT-recipients. Results: Sixty-two pregnancies occurred in 60 LT-recipients between 1990 and 2018. Median age at the time of pregnancy was 31-years and median time from transplantation to conception was 8-years. During pregnancy, 4 recipients experienced maternal complications with hospital admission. Live-birth-rate was 100%. Prematurity occurred in 25/62 newborns, and 8/62 newborns had low-birth-weight. Cyclosporine was used in 16 and Tacrolimus in 37 pregnancies, with no different maternal or newborn outcomes. Low-birth-weight was correlated to high values of AST, ALT and GGT. Conclusion: Pregnancy after LT has good outcome; however, maternal complications and prematurity may occur. Compliance with the immunosuppression is fundamental to ensure the stability of graft function and prevent graft-deterioration.

Sciarrone, S., Ferrarese, A., Bizzaro, D., Volpato, S., Donato, F., Invernizzi, F., et al. (2022). Safe pregnancy after liver transplantation: Evidence from a multicenter Italian collaborative study. DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE, 54(5), 669-675 [10.1016/j.dld.2021.08.013].

Safe pregnancy after liver transplantation: Evidence from a multicenter Italian collaborative study

Fagiuoli S.;
2022

Abstract

Background: Women who have undergone liver transplantation (LT) enjoy better health, and possibility of childbearing. However, maternal and graft risks, optimal immunosuppression, and fetal outcome is still to clarify. Aim: Aim of the study was to assess outcomes of pregnancy after LT at national level. Methods: In 2019, under the auspices of the Permanent Transplant Committee of the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver, a multicenter survey including 14 Italian LT-centers was conducted aiming at evaluating the outcomes of recipients and newborns, and graft injury/function parameters during pregnancy in LT-recipients. Results: Sixty-two pregnancies occurred in 60 LT-recipients between 1990 and 2018. Median age at the time of pregnancy was 31-years and median time from transplantation to conception was 8-years. During pregnancy, 4 recipients experienced maternal complications with hospital admission. Live-birth-rate was 100%. Prematurity occurred in 25/62 newborns, and 8/62 newborns had low-birth-weight. Cyclosporine was used in 16 and Tacrolimus in 37 pregnancies, with no different maternal or newborn outcomes. Low-birth-weight was correlated to high values of AST, ALT and GGT. Conclusion: Pregnancy after LT has good outcome; however, maternal complications and prematurity may occur. Compliance with the immunosuppression is fundamental to ensure the stability of graft function and prevent graft-deterioration.
Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico
Immunosuppression; Infertility; Liver transplantation; Pregnancy outcomes;
English
5-set-2021
2022
54
5
669
675
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Sciarrone, S., Ferrarese, A., Bizzaro, D., Volpato, S., Donato, F., Invernizzi, F., et al. (2022). Safe pregnancy after liver transplantation: Evidence from a multicenter Italian collaborative study. DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE, 54(5), 669-675 [10.1016/j.dld.2021.08.013].
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