… In conclusion, this large single center experience with high volume utilization of ML grafts …
policy of ML utilization while maintaining excellent patient and graft outcomes. Further efforts …

… , large database study of the graft survival of 6 definitions of … More zealous use of marginal
allografts is associated with … handle transplant cases owing to higher volume and experience), …

… to use marginal grafts in liver transplantation. A number of single-center experiences with
marginal grafts have … show that outcomes are inferior to results with normal whole-liver grafts. …

… the transplanted liver. This study focused on the identification of the effect of marginal donor
on liver graft function, morbidity, and survival after transplantation. Use of marginal donors, …

… Over the preceding years the use of marginal grafts in liver transplantation has … use has
resulted in a favourable outcome. This review revisits the factors defining marginality of a graft, …

… stage liver disease, but availability of liver grafts is still the main limitation to its wider use.
Extended criteria donors (ECD) are considered not ideal for several reasons but their use has …

… To expand the pool of available liver grafts, one option is the use of organs that were … “marginal”
organs[7]. In this review, we define marginal liver grafts for LDLT as small-for-size grafts, …

… -recipient matching, predisposes to futile placement of ECD grafts in marginal recipients,
producing poor results with suboptimal utilization of a scarce donor resource. We therefore …

… their risk tolerance for marginal grafts, utilization would decrease to 48%. … transplants. Ex
vivo perfusion techniques that increase the use of marginal donor livers may stabilize LT volume…

… to 41.8 days when very high DRI donors were used, resulting in an estimated increase in
cost of nearly $84 000. We conclude that the use of marginal liver grafts results in increased …