Effects of Terlipressin and Somatostatin on Portal Pressure in Patients Undergoing Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of somatostatin and terlipressin on lowering portal pressure in patients with portal hypertension undergoing liver transplantation, and to investigate whether there are differences in clinical outcomes between the two drugs. The study will evaluate the decrease in portal pressure from baseline following drug administration at defined time points. It will also compare the effects of these drugs on hemodynamics, bleeding, and transfusion requirements. After baseline intraoperative direct portal pressure measurement, a bolus dose of the study drug will be administered, followed by continuous intravenous infusion intraoperatively and for 24 hours postoperatively. Direct portal pressure will be measured again 5 minutes after the bolus dose, after the portal vein anastomosis, after the hepatic artery anastomosis, and, if performed after splenic artery ligation. Hemodynamic parameters will be recorded, and the drugs will be compared in terms of their intraoperative hemodynamic effects. As elevated portal pressure is associated with increased bleeding, intraoperative blood loss and transfusion needs will also be assessed between the groups. Patients will be followed for 7 days postoperatively for clinical and laboratory outcomes.

Timeline

Start

2025-12-29

Primary completion

2027-03-15

Completion

2027-03-30

Publications

• Background Mahdy MM, Abbas MS, Kamel EZ, Mostafa MF, Herdan R, Hassan SA, Hassan R, Taha AM, Ibraheem TM, Fadel BA, Geddawy M, Sayed JA, Ibraheim OA. Effects of terlipressin infusion during hepatobiliary surgery on systemic and splanchnic haemodynamics, renal function and blood loss: a double-blind, randomized clinical trial. BMC Anesthesiol. 2019 Jun 15;19(1):106. doi: 10.1186/s12871-019-0779-6.
• Background Li XL, Zhu XD, Xiao N, Liu XF, Xu B, Shi GM, Huang C, Shen YH, Cai JB, Zhou J, Fan J, Sun HC. A prospective study of the effect of terlipressin on portal vein pressure and clinical outcomes after hepatectomy: A pilot study. Surgery. 2020 Jun;167(6):926-932. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2020.01.013. Epub 2020 Feb 26.
• Background Papaluca T, Gow P. Terlipressin: Current and emerging indications in chronic liver disease. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Mar;33(3):591-598. doi: 10.1111/jgh.14009.
• Background Abraldes JG, Bosch J. Somatostatin and analogues in portal hypertension. Hepatology. 2002 Jun;35(6):1305-12. doi: 10.1053/jhep.2002.33469. No abstract available.
• Background Lizaola-Mayo B, Vargas HE. Hepatorenal Syndrome-Acute Kidney Injury in Liver Transplantation. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Sep;21(10S):S20-S26. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.06.010.
• Background Iwakiri Y. Pathophysiology of portal hypertension. Clin Liver Dis. 2014 May;18(2):281-91. doi: 10.1016/j.cld.2013.12.001. Epub 2014 Feb 25.
• Background Giabicani M, Joly P, Sigaut S, Timsit C, Devauchelle P, Dondero F, Durand F, Froissant PA, Lamamri M, Payance A, Restoux A, Roux O, Thibault-Sogorb T, Valainathan SR, Lesurtel M, Rautou PE, Weiss E. Predictive role of hepatic venous pressure gradient in bleeding events among patients with cirrhosis undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation. JHEP Rep. 2024 Feb 28;6(6):101051. doi: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101051. eCollection 2024 Jun.

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