17 March 2023>: Original Paper
Critical Evaluation of Discarded Donor Livers in the Eurotransplant Region: Potential Implications for Machine Perfusion
Falk Rauchfuß 1ABCDEF* , Hans-Michael Tautenhahn 12BCDE , Felix Dondorf 1BCDE , Aladdin Ali-Deeb 1CDFDOI: 10.12659/AOT.938132
Ann Transplant 2023; 28:e938132
Table 2 Data of the whole study cohort.
Whole study cohort | Donation after brain death | Non-heart beating donation | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 59 (0–92) | 60 (0–92) | 56 (0–77) |
Weight (kg) | 80 (2.6–180) | 80 (2.6–180) | 80 (4–130) |
Height (cm) | 173 (48–200) | 172 (48–200) | 175 (57–200) |
Body mass index (kg/m) | 27 (10–68) | 27 (10–68) | 26 (12–45) |
Gender | |||
Male | 810 | 635 | 175 |
Female | 546 | 437 | 109 |
Country | |||
Germany | 484 | 484 | – |
Belgium | 219 | 126 | 93 |
Netherlands | 219 | 31 | 188 |
Austria | 149 | 146 | 3 |
Hungary | 119 | 119 | – |
Slovenia | 34 | 34 | – |
Croatia | 66 | 66 | – |
Outside ET area | 66 | 66 | – |
Blood group | |||
0 | 479 | 364 | 115 |
A | 586 | 460 | 126 |
B | 162 | 135 | 27 |
AB | 129 | 113 | 16 |
Type of organ | |||
Whole liver | 1351 | 1067 | 284 |
Split liver | 5 | 5 | – |
Virology | |||
HIV antibody positive | 2 | 1 | 1 |
HIV antigene positive | 2 | – | 2 |
HBs antigene positive | 10 | 10 | – |
HBs antibody positive | 181 | 136 | 45 |
HBc antibody positive | 105 | 95 | 10 |
HCV antibody positive | 12 | 33 | 3 |
Lues positive | 6 | 6 | – |
Cause of death | |||
Trauma | 236 | 188 | 48 |
Hypoxia | 284 | 158 | 126 |
Cerebro-vascular accident | 788 | 688 | 100 |
Duration of ICU stay (days) | 48 | 38 | 10 |
Peak sodium (mmol/l) | 148 (129–195) | 150 (129–195) | 144 (133–171) |
Peak AST (U/l) | 79 (9–8.000) | 73.5 (9–8.000) | 97 (10–6574) |
Peak ALT (U/l) | 53 (6–5.479) | 48 (6–5.479) | 74 (11–5095) |