“DCD consensus and futility in Liver Transplantation”

Schlegel A et al. describe a newly formulated donation after cardiac death (DCD) liver transplantation predictive index, which may redefine futility in DCD liver transplantation[1]. Death on the waiting list and organ scarcity have encouraged the use of “marginal” grafts, a term that encompasses the DCD liver[1]. Contrary to the initial reports, mounting experience from centers with high volume DCD programs demonstrate that DCD vs. donation after brain death (DBD) graft survival equivalence can be attained[2–4].

Source: Journal of Hepatology - April 12, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Emmanouil Giorgakis, Shirin E Khorsandi, Wayel Jassem, Nigel Heaton Source Type: research