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. 2018 Jan 10;33(12):2227–2237. doi: 10.1007/s00467-017-3880-4

Table 2.

Factors used for qualification to CLKT/SLKT

Indication Factors Citation
Hyperoxaluria type I (PH1) High oxalate burden, not responding to pharmacological treatment
CKD stage 4: eGFR < 29 ml/min/1.73 m2 (optional; SLKT)
CKD stage 5: eGFR < 15 ml/min/1.73 m2 (direct; CLKT)
[2325]
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) PELD score > 10 (age, albumin, bilirubin, INR, growth failure) and therapy-resistant portal hypertension/ascending cholangitis/pruritus
Complications of portal hypertension
Complications of biliary tract (cholangitis)
Severe cirrhosis in liver biopsy
CKD stage 5: eGFR < 15 ml/min/1.73 m2/dialysis (CLKT)
Availability of size-matched deceased donor of liver and kidney
[3137]
CKD after liver transplantation Hepatorenal syndrome (optional for SLKT), if dialysis after liver transplantation needed for > 6 weeks (renal biopsy needed for final decision)
CKD stage 4: eGFR < 30 ml/min/1.73 m2 or
CKD stage 5: eGFR < 15 ml/min/1.73 m2
Severe chronic damage in renal biopsy (tubulointerstitial fibrosis > 35%; glomerulosclerosis > 35%) (SLKT) *
*data from adult setting
[58, 6063]

ARPKD autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, PELD pediatric end-stage liver disease (score), INR international normalized ratio, CKD chronic kidney disease, CLKT combined liver–kidney transplantation, SLKT sequential liver–kidney transplantation; eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, PH1 primary hyperoxaluria type I