Liver transplantation using organs from donors older than 60 years.

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Liver transplantation using organs from donors older than 60 years. / Neipp, Michael; Bektas, Hueseyin; Lueck, Rainer; Ceylan, Dilek; Becker, Thomas; Klempnauer, Juergen; Nashan, Björn.

in: TRANSPL INT, Jahrgang 17, Nr. 8, 8, 2004, S. 416-423.

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Neipp, M, Bektas, H, Lueck, R, Ceylan, D, Becker, T, Klempnauer, J & Nashan, B 2004, 'Liver transplantation using organs from donors older than 60 years.', TRANSPL INT, Jg. 17, Nr. 8, 8, S. 416-423. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15338118?dopt=Citation>

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Neipp, M., Bektas, H., Lueck, R., Ceylan, D., Becker, T., Klempnauer, J., & Nashan, B. (2004). Liver transplantation using organs from donors older than 60 years. TRANSPL INT, 17(8), 416-423. [8]. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15338118?dopt=Citation

Vancouver

Neipp M, Bektas H, Lueck R, Ceylan D, Becker T, Klempnauer J et al. Liver transplantation using organs from donors older than 60 years. TRANSPL INT. 2004;17(8):416-423. 8.

Bibtex

@article{6076aaea3b9e43578f27e4e92886dc39,
title = "Liver transplantation using organs from donors older than 60 years.",
abstract = "At present, it is frequently accepted to expand the organ pool for liver transplantation (LTx) by including livers from critical donors. From 1990 to June 2002 a total of 1,208 LTx were performed. Of those, 67 livers from donors older than 60 years were transplanted to 66 patients, including re-LTx in eight patients. Fourteen patients had malignant diseases (21%). Ten patients had a high urgency status (15%). Median donor age was 65 years (range 61-80 years). Primary graft function was observed in 84%. Patient survival rate at 1 and 5 years was 79% and 62%, and graft survival was 68% and 53%, respectively. No difference was observed in LTx with livers from donors younger than 60 years. Fifteen graft losses occurred during the study. Surgical complications were observed in 23 patients (34%). The outcome of LTx with livers from donors older than 60 years is satisfactory and is comparable to results of LTx with livers from donors younger than 60 years. The frequency of vascular complications and cholestasis syndrome is not increased.",
author = "Michael Neipp and Hueseyin Bektas and Rainer Lueck and Dilek Ceylan and Thomas Becker and Juergen Klempnauer and Bj{\"o}rn Nashan",
year = "2004",
language = "Deutsch",
volume = "17",
pages = "416--423",
journal = "TRANSPL INT",
issn = "0934-0874",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - Liver transplantation using organs from donors older than 60 years.

AU - Neipp, Michael

AU - Bektas, Hueseyin

AU - Lueck, Rainer

AU - Ceylan, Dilek

AU - Becker, Thomas

AU - Klempnauer, Juergen

AU - Nashan, Björn

PY - 2004

Y1 - 2004

N2 - At present, it is frequently accepted to expand the organ pool for liver transplantation (LTx) by including livers from critical donors. From 1990 to June 2002 a total of 1,208 LTx were performed. Of those, 67 livers from donors older than 60 years were transplanted to 66 patients, including re-LTx in eight patients. Fourteen patients had malignant diseases (21%). Ten patients had a high urgency status (15%). Median donor age was 65 years (range 61-80 years). Primary graft function was observed in 84%. Patient survival rate at 1 and 5 years was 79% and 62%, and graft survival was 68% and 53%, respectively. No difference was observed in LTx with livers from donors younger than 60 years. Fifteen graft losses occurred during the study. Surgical complications were observed in 23 patients (34%). The outcome of LTx with livers from donors older than 60 years is satisfactory and is comparable to results of LTx with livers from donors younger than 60 years. The frequency of vascular complications and cholestasis syndrome is not increased.

AB - At present, it is frequently accepted to expand the organ pool for liver transplantation (LTx) by including livers from critical donors. From 1990 to June 2002 a total of 1,208 LTx were performed. Of those, 67 livers from donors older than 60 years were transplanted to 66 patients, including re-LTx in eight patients. Fourteen patients had malignant diseases (21%). Ten patients had a high urgency status (15%). Median donor age was 65 years (range 61-80 years). Primary graft function was observed in 84%. Patient survival rate at 1 and 5 years was 79% and 62%, and graft survival was 68% and 53%, respectively. No difference was observed in LTx with livers from donors younger than 60 years. Fifteen graft losses occurred during the study. Surgical complications were observed in 23 patients (34%). The outcome of LTx with livers from donors older than 60 years is satisfactory and is comparable to results of LTx with livers from donors younger than 60 years. The frequency of vascular complications and cholestasis syndrome is not increased.

M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz

VL - 17

SP - 416

EP - 423

JO - TRANSPL INT

JF - TRANSPL INT

SN - 0934-0874

IS - 8

M1 - 8

ER -