Transplantationstechnologien und Forschung

Predictive Diagnostic Tools for the Development of New Onset Diabetes Mellitus after Transplantation: An Overview

Abstract

Phuong-Thu T Pham and Phuong-Chi T Pham

New onset diabetes mellitus after transplantation (NODAT) is a serious and common complication following solid organ transplantation. NODAT has been reported to occur in 2% to 53% of all solid organ transplants. Kidney transplant recipients who develop NODAT have variably been reported to be at increased risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events and other adverse outcomes including infection, reduced patient survival, graft rejection, and accelerated graft loss compared with those who do not develop diabetes. Limited clinical studies in liver, heart, and lung transplants similarly suggested that NODAT has an adverse impact on patient and graft outcomes. Early detection and management of NODAT must, therefore, be integrated into the treatment of transplant recipients. Studies investigating the best predictive tool for identifying patients at risk for developing NODAT early after transplantation, however, are lacking. The clinical predictive values of fasting plasma glucose (FPG), oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and A1C in assessing the risk for the manifestation of NODAT are herein discussed.