Because of organ shortage and a constant imbalance between available organs and
candidates for liver transplantation, expanded criteria donors are needed. Experience …

Summary The University of Wisconsin solution is the standard criterion static cold
preservation for the procurement of liver, kidney, pancreas, and intestine. University of …

Translational studies in liver transplantation often require an endpoint of graft function or
dysfunction beyond graft loss. Prior definitions of early allograft dysfunction (EAD) vary, and …

In Eurotransplant, more than 50% of liver allografts come from extended criteria donors
(ECDs). However, not every ECD is the same. The limits of their use are being explored. A …

Objective: To investigate the influence of donor age on recipient outcome after living-donor
partial liver transplantation (LDLT). Background: Donor age is a well-known prognostic …

Abstract Background & Aims The shortage of liver donations demands the use of suboptimal
grafts with steatosis being a frequent finding. Although≤ 30% macrovesicular steatosis is …

Background We investigated whether the outcome of organs from donors after circulatory
death (DCD) can be improved by the addition of mcc950 to the perfusate of the hypothermic …

Background The presence of macro-and microvesicular steatosis is one of the major risk
factors for liver transplantation. An accurate assessment of the steatosis percentage is …

Background Since 2002, the Model of End Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score has been the
basis of the liver transplant (LT) allocation system. Among older adult LT recipients, short …

Liver transplant outcomes keep improving, with refinements of surgical technique,
immunosuppression and post-transplant care. However, these excellent results and the …