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Selected Works of Adam M. Franks, MD
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Utilizing Livers from Donors Older Than 65: A Single Center Experience
Department of Surgery Faculty Papers
  • Krishnaraj Mahendraraj, Thomas Jefferson University
  • Jorge H. Castro, Thomas Jefferson University
  • Sean Devitt, Thomas Jefferson University
  • Chad Gorn, Thomas Jefferson University
  • Cataldo Doria, Thomas Jefferson University
  • Adam Frank, Thomas Jefferson University
  • Warren Maley, Thomas Jefferson University
  • Carlo G. Ramirez, Thomas Jefferson University
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Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
8-1-2011
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Abstract

Conclusions:

Use of liver grafts from older donors presents similar survival outcomes as grafts from younger donor age. Therefore, it offers a viable option to expand the donor pool and increase number of OLTs.

However, there is higher incidence of retransplantation due to primary graft non-function, and longer hospital length of stay observed in the older donor age group.

Further studies using larger patient populations are needed to validate our results.

Citation Information
Krishnaraj Mahendraraj, Jorge H. Castro, Sean Devitt, Chad Gorn, et al.. "Utilizing Livers from Donors Older Than 65: A Single Center Experience" (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/adam_franks/3/