Use of Elderly Donors in Liver Transplantation: A Paired-match Analysis at a Single Center

Objective: To evaluate the use of elderly donors in liver transplantation (LT) and identify risk factors associated with a worse outcome. Summary Background Data: Use of livers from very old donors could expand the donor pool but is not universally implemented. Methods: This is a retrospective, single-center medical record review. From January 2001 to December 2014, 1354 LTs were performed. After exclusion of donors
Source: Annals of Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research