Split liver transplantation: Current developments

Table 2 Criteria and rates of split liver transplantation in different transplant programs according to the transplant programs homepages

Program	Rate of SLT	Donor age	Weight/BMI	Transaminases	Other criteria
UNOS	1%-4% (but according to UNOS criteria > 10% eligible)	< 40	< 28 kg/m2	< 3 × ULN	Single vasopressor
ET	6%	< 50	> 50 kg
United Kingdom	10.6%	< 40	> 50 kg		< 5 d ICU
Argentina/Brazil	10%	< 47	umbilical perimeter < 92 cm	AST < 42 U/L
				ALT < 29 U/L
Oceania	6%
Scandia-transplant	?	< 51	< 26 kg/m2	ALT/AST < 3 × normal	< 4 d ICU
Saudi-Arabia	5.6%
South Africa	3%
Japan	1.8%
Italy	8% (Northern Italy: 20%)	< 60		Near-normal liver function tests	< 5 d ICU Low inotropic support

ALT: Alanine transaminase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ET: Eurotransplant; ICU: Intensive care unit; SLT: Split liver transplantation.