Can the rat donor liver tolerate prolonged warm ischemia?

Table 1 Survival status

Group	Warm ischemia/min	One-week survival rate	Long-term survival/day
1	0	100% (8/8)	> 60, > 60
2	15	75% (6/8)	> 60, > 60
3	30	62.5% (5/8)	18, > 60
4	45	25% (2/8)a	> 60
5	60	0% (0/8)a

^aP < 0.01 vs Group 1

Table 2 ALT and AST values after transplantation

Group	1 h after reperfusion		7 d after operation
	ALT(U/L)	AST(U/L)	ALT(U/L)	AST(U/L)
1	362 ± 49	623 ± 75	38 ± 9	115 ± 19
2	546 ± 68a	873 ± 95a	64 ± 11ab	345 ± 66ab
3	1096 ± 195a	1435 ± 238a	124 ± 35ab	454 ± 120ab
4	1505 ± 326a	2001 ± 376a	184	732
5	2357 ± 534a	2886 ± 590a

^aP < 0.01 vs Group 1;

^bP < 0.01 vs 1 h after RPF