Analyzing predictors of graft survival in patients undergoing liver transplantation with donors aged 70 years and over

Table 5 Studies comparing liver transplantation with donors ≥ 70 years old vs liver transplantation with younger donors that provide multivariate analysis identifying predictors of graft survival

Author	Country	n	Donor age	Donor diabetes	Donor GPT	Donor Na	Recipient age	Recipient BMI	UNOS	HCV positive	MELD	D-MELD	BAR	CIT	Period	Renal replacement
Segev, 2007	United States	1043					X	X	X	X				X
Cescon, 2008	Italy	152	X						X	X	X
Jimenez Romero, 2013	Spain	50						X
Cepeda Franco, 2016	Spain	423								X
Bertuzzo, 2017	Italy	278								X			X		X	X
Montenovo, 2017	United States	1749	X				X		X
Ghinolfi, 2017	Italy	515	X	X						X				X
Present study, 2018	Spain	212			X	X	X			X		X

GPT: Glutamic-pyruvic transaminase; Na: Serum sodium; BMI: Body mass index; UNOS: United network for organ sharing status; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; MELD: Model for end-stage liver disease; D-MELD: The product of donor age and preoperative MELD; BAR: Balance of risk score; CIT: Cold ischemia time.