Objective: To determine the effect of donation after cardiac death (DCD) livers on post-
transplantation costs. Background: DCD livers are increasingly being used to expand the
donor pool despite higher complication rates. Although complications after liver
transplantation have profound financial implications, the effect of DCD livers on post-
transplantation costs has not been studied. Methods: We estimated direct medical care costs
based on inpatient and outpatient hospital costs for 28 DCD and 198 donation after brain …

Introduction: Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) livers are increasingly being used to
expand the donor pool despite higher post-transplant complication rates. Complications
after liver transplantation have profound financial implications. The impact of DCD liver
utilization on post-transplant costs has not been studied. Methods: We retrospectively
reviewed one year post-transplant institutional (inpatient and outpatient) costs for 28 DCD
and 198 Donation after Brain Death (DBD) liver recipients from September 2004 to May …