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07 April 2023: Original Paper

Postoperative Outcomes in 415 Patients Following Liver Transplantation Using Extended Donor Criteria: A Study from a Single Center in Germany

Aladdin Ali Deeb ACE* , Utz Settmacher D , Johannes Fritsch BC , Felix Dondorf AD , Oliver Rohland F , Falk Rauchfuß DE

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.939060

Ann Transplant 2023; 28:e939060

Table 2 Incidence of EDC and other related factors.

VariableCategorical scale*Interval scale
EDC334 (80.5%)
 Malignancy4 (1%)
 Drug abuse2 (0.5%)
 Viral hepatitis25 (6%)
 Sepsis5 (1.2%)
 Meningitis4 (1%)
 Age (y)163 (39.3%)60 (2 to 83)
 ICU-stay (d)93 (22.4)3 (1 to 22)
 BMI (kg/m)65 (15.7%)26 (15 to 43)
 Hepatic steatosis (%)7 (1.7%)
 sNa (mmol/l)12 (2.9%)147 (126 to 185)
 sGOT/sGPT (U/l)103 (24.8%)31 (5 to 1176)
 sBilirubin (mg/dl)2 (0.5%)9.7 (1 to 151)
Other
 CIT (h)8.2 (2.8 to 17)
 Resuscitation92 (22.2%)
 Sexm 208 (50.1%), w 207 (49.9%)
ICU – Intensive Care Unit, BMI – body mass index; sNa – serum sodium; sGOT – serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase; sGPT – serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase; sBilirubin – serum bilirubin; CIT – cold ischemic time.
* According to defined cutoff values through German Medical Association: – Age >65 years; – ICU-Stay >7 days; – BMI >30 kg/m; – Hepatic steatosis >40%; – sNa >165 mmol/l; – sGOT/sGPT >3×cutoff value; – Bilirubin >mg/dl. Representing all 415 included patients.

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Annals of Transplantation eISSN: 2329-0358
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