The Use of Donation After Circulatory Death Organs for Simultaneous Liver-kidney Transplant: To DCD or Not to DCD?

Conclusions. There is a benefit to accepting DCD SLKT for patients with MELD score greater than 30. Although not accepting DCD SLKT and waiting for DND SLKT is the preferred option for patients with MELD of 30 or less, the incremental value is small.
Source: Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Original Clinical Science—Liver Source Type: research