Elderly donor liver grafts are not associated with a higher incidence of biliary complications after liver transplantation: results of a national multicenter study

Background Liver transplantation with livers grafts from elderly donors has been associated with a higher risk of biliary complications. The aim of this study was to examine whether our national protocol could contribute to a lower incidence of biliary complications. Methods All adult recipients in...

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Published in:Clinical transplantation 2015-07, Vol.29 (7), p.636-643
Main Authors: Westerkamp, Andrie C., Korkmaz, Kerem S., Bottema, Jan T., Ringers, Jan, Polak, Wojciech G., van den Berg, Aad, van Hoek, Bart, Metselaar, Herold J., Porte, Robert J.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
biliary complications
Biliary Tract Diseases - etiology
Biliary Tract Diseases - mortality
Case-Control Studies
elderly donors
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Graft Rejection - epidemiology
Graft Rejection - etiology
Graft Rejection - mortality
Graft Survival
Humans
Liver Diseases - surgery
Liver Transplantation
Male
Middle Aged
Netherlands - epidemiology
Postoperative Complications
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
survival
Survival Rate
Tissue and Organ Harvesting - methods
Tissue Donors
Young Adult
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Summary:Background Liver transplantation with livers grafts from elderly donors has been associated with a higher risk of biliary complications. The aim of this study was to examine whether our national protocol could contribute to a lower incidence of biliary complications. Methods All adult recipients in the Netherlands transplanted with a liver from an elderly donor (≥65 yrs; n = 68) in the period January 2000–July 2011 were matched with recipients of a liver from a donor
ISSN:0902-0063
1399-0012
DOI:10.1111/ctr.12569