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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2014; 20(31): 10691-10702
Published online Aug 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i31.10691
Table 1 Series of orthotopic liver transplantation with liver grafts > 60 or > 65 years old
Ref.Cases > 60 or > 65 yr (n)Donor mean age (yr)Cold ischemic time (h)Recipient mean age (yr)Primary non-functionPatient survival (yr)Graft survival (yr)
Marino et al[12]54 > 6065.212.853.82-yr: 62%2-yr: 43%
Washburn et al[106]29 > 6063.710.66.7%1-yr: 58.6%1-yr: 44.8%
Grande et al[107]40 > 60686.55%1-yr: 82%1-yr: 77%
5-yr: 75%5-yr: 66%
Rodríguez et al[22]100 > 60694.1541%1-yr: 82%1-yr: 77.8%
5-yr: 74.5%5-yr: 71.4%
Neipp et al[111]67 > 606510.34912%1-yr: 79%1-yr: 68%
5-yr: 62%5-yr: 53%
Moore et al[20]35 > 605-yr: 48%5-yr: 35%
Anderson et al[15]91 > 60543.3%1-yr: 86.8%1-yr: 82.4%
5-yr: 67.6%5-yr: 62.5%
Rauchfuss et al[110]54 > 658.41-yr: 70%1-yr: 70%
Martins et al[81]50 > 6573.97.357.64%1-yr: 78%
Jiménez-Romero et al[55]125 > 6069.16.151.20.8%1-yr: 80.7%1-yr: 78.2%
5-yr: 68.5%5-yr: 65.1%
Table 2 Series of orthotopic liver transplantation with liver grafts older than 70 years
Ref.Cases (n)Donor mean age (yr)Cold ischemic time (h)Recipient mean age (yr)Primarynon-functionPatient survival (yr)Graft survival(yr)
Emre et al[13]3673.59555.5%1-yr: 91%1-yr: 85%
Kim et al[54]25747.6498%1-yr: 95.4%1-yr: 82.7%
3-yr: 89.8%3-yr: 71.7%
Gastaca et al[23]55-5-0%1-yr: 93.8%1-yr: 92.6%
3-yr: 90.6%3-yr: 89.4%
Borchert et al[99]4173.48.950.92.4%1-yr: 91%1-yr: 86%
3-yr: 83%3-yr: 81%
5-yr: 77%5-yr: 75%
Segev et al[25] (UNOS)104374.83-yr: 81.2%3-yr: 74.9%
Cescon et al[26]111-7%5-yr: 66%5-yr: 62%
Fouzas et al[65]17737.25711.8%1-yr: 69.7%
3-yr: 57.5%
5-yr: 46.2%
Lai et al[61]28746.4573.6%5-yr: 47%5-yr: 40.7%
Sampedro et al[112]2478.33.753.90%1-yr: 78%
5-yr: 63%
Darius et al[58]58778610%1-yr: 90%1-yr: 88%
5-yr: 84%5-yr: 79%
Jiménez-Romero et al[55]5075.76.1510%1-yr: 76%1-yr: 73.9%
5-yr: 62.9%3-yr: 64.6%
5-yr: 58.3%
Table 3 Series of orthotopic liver transplantation with liver grafts older than 80 years
Ref.Cases (n)Donor mean age (yr)Cold ischemic time (h)Recipient mean age (yr)Primary non-functionPatient survival (yr)Graft survival(yr)
Jiménez-Romero et al[55]485.75.550.20%1-yr: 75%1-yr: 75%
Nardo et al[53]3082.37.552.50%1-yr: 80%1-yr: 77%
Zapletal et al[24]59.5520%1-yr: 100%1-yr: 100%
Cescon et al[26]4152.50%3-yr: 86%3-yr: 81%
5-yr: 86%5-yr: 81%
Petridis et al[79]1083.5557.410%1-yr: 80%
3-yr: 40%
Singhal et al[80] (UNOS)19758.51-yr: 81%1-yr: 75.5%
3-yr: 69.1%3-yr: 61.2%