How Old Is Old? An Age-Stratified Analysis of Elderly Liver Donors above 65.
J Clin Med
; 11(13)2022 Jul 04.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35807185
ABSTRACT
In liver transplantation, older donor age is a well-known risk factor for dismal outcomes, especially due to the high susceptibility of older grafts to ischemia-reperfusion injury. However, whether the factors correlating with impaired graft and patient survival following the transplantation of older grafts follow a linear trend among elderly donors remains elusive. In this study, liver transplantations between January 2006 and May 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. Ninety-two recipients of grafts from donors ≥65 years were identified and divided into two groups (1) ≥65-69 and (2) ≥ 70 years. One-year patient survival was comparable between recipients of grafts from donors ≥65-69 and ≥70 years (78.9% and 70.0%). One-year graft survival was 73.1% (donor ≥65-69) and 62.5% (donor ≥ 70), while multivariate analysis revealed superior one-year graft survival to be associated with a donor age of ≥65-69. No statistically significant differences were found for rates of primary non-function. The influence of donor age on graft and patient survival appears not to have a distinct impact on dismal outcomes in the range of 65-70 years. The impact of old donor age needs to be balanced with other risk factors, as these donors provide grafts that offer a lifesaving graft function.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
J Clin Med
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Alemania