Evolving Role of Liver Transplantation in Elderly Recipients
Omar Y. Mousa, Justin H. Nguyen, Yaohua Ma, Bhupendra Rawal, Kaitlyn R. Musto, Marjorie K. Dougherty, Jefree A. Shalev, Denise M. Harnois – 24 June 2019 – The need for liver transplantation (LT) among older patients is increasing, but the role of LT in the elderly (≥70 years) is not well defined. We retrospectively reviewed all primary LTs from 1998 through 2016 at our center. Survival and associated risk factors were analyzed with Cox regression and Kaplan‐Meier methods for LT recipients in 3 age groups: <60, 60‐69, and ≥70 years.