Open AccessUse of Extended Criteria Livers Decreases Wait Time for Liver Transplantation Without Adversely Impacting Posttransplant Survival
Author(s) -
A. Joseph Tector,
Richard S. Mangus,
Paul J. Chestovich,
Rodrigo Vianna,
Jonathan A. Fridell,
Martin L. Milgrom,
Carrie E. Sanders,
Paul Y. Kwo
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/01.sla.0000234896.18207.fa
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , surgery , population , transplantation , liver function , gastroenterology , environmental health
The use of extended criteria donors (ECDs) could minimize shortage of suitable donor livers for transplantation. In 3 years, the aggressive use of ECD livers has reduced the wait list at our center from 257 to 30 patients with a median wait time of 18 days without using living donors. This study compares the graft/patient survival from standard (SD) and ECD for our transplant population between 2001 and 2005.