Impact of donor age in donation after circulatory death liver transplantation: Is the cutoff “60” still of relevance?
Andrea Schlegel, Irene Scalera, M. Thamara P. R. Perera, Marit Kalisvaart, Hynek Mergental, Darius F. Mirza, John Isaac, Paolo Muiesan – 8 September 2017 – Advanced donor age has been identified as a risk factor when combined with donor warm ischemia time (WIT), eg, in donation after circulatory death (DCD). In several countries, DCD livers older than 60 years are not considered suitable due to concerns related to poor graft function and development of ischemic cholangiopathy. In this study, we evaluate outcomes after DCD liver transplantation using grafts from donors older than 60 years.