Prognosis Analysis of Elderly Donor Liver in Liver Transplantation

Prognosis Analysis of Elderly Donor Liver From Donation After Cardiac Death in Liver Transplantation: a Multicenter Clinical Study

Based on the follow-up data of elderly donation after cardiac death(DCD) donor liver transplant recipients from the CLTR, a database and official website for national data gathering. patients who met the enrollment criteria were screened for postoperative complications and survival for statistical analysis to understand the prognosis of patients and analyze the risk factors affecting their prognosis.

Since the Chinese organ donation system was developed in 2015, donation has been the only source of organs for transplantation in China. Adult patients (age 18 or older) who underwent LT using grafts from deceased donors between January 1st, 2015, and December 31st, 2018, were retrospectively identified using the CLTR, a database and official website for national data gathering. Based on the follow-up data of elderly DCD donor liver transplant recipients from the CLTR, a database and official website for national data gathering. patients who met the enrollment criteria were screened for postoperative complications and survival for statistical analysis to understand the prognosis of patients and analyze the risk factors affecting their prognosis.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Recipient age ≥ 18 years and < 65 years.
2. Donor age ≥ 18 years.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Recipient age <18 years or ≥65 years.
2. Donor age <18 years.
3. Patients who died within 30 days after transplantation.
4. Secondary liver transplantation.
5. Multiple organ transplantation.
6. Patients with incomplete data or failed follow-up.