Liver transplants from older donors have worse outcomes in elderly recipients with renal dysfunction.
Recommended Citation
Schilke R, Safwan M, Nagai S, Abouljoud M, and Patel A. Liver transplants from older donors have worse outcomes in elderly recipients with renal dysfunction. Am J Transplant 2018; 18:958-959.
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
2018
Publication Title
Am J Transplant
Abstract
Background: Most end stage liver disease patients suffer from concomitant renal insufficiency. We aimed to study influence of donor age on outcomes in elderly liver transplant recipients with renal dysfunction. Methods: Retrospective data of elderly (≥60 years) liver recipients from national United Network for Organ Sharing registry (2002-2017) were analyzed. Recipients were grouped based on chronic kidney disease stages (1-5) by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at transplant. Instantaneous graft loss, all-cause mortality and mortality due to graft failure was estimated for young donor (YD,
Volume
18
First Page
958
Last Page
959