The Policy of Placing Older Donors into Older Recipients: Is it Worth the Risk?

ConclusionsUse of older donors (50yrs) in older recipients (60yrs) results in lower 5‐yr survival and freedom from CAV. Caution is required in these cases. Larger studies are warranted to confirm findings.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Clinical Transplantation - May 6, 2014 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Yonah Solaiman Tehrani, Zhe Yu, Minh Luu, Frank Liou, Matthew Rafiei, Michele Hamilton, Jon Kobashigawa Tags: Original Article Source Type: research