Results of liver transplantation with donors older than 80 Years: A case - control study

Aim: The inclusion of elderly donors can increase the pool of organs available for transplant.
To compare clinical outcomes and survival rates in patients who received livers from donors aged ? 80 years vs. younger donors.
We considered all liver transplantations performed in our unit between January 2006 and January 2015. Twelve patients received liver from a cadaveric donor aged ? 80 years (study group) and their outcomes were compared with those of patients who received liver from a younger donor (control group). This study was carried out to analyze the characteristics of donors and recipients, as well as the clinical course and survival of recipients.
Statistically significant differences were observed in donor's age (55.6 ± 14.4 vs. 82.7 ± 2.7 years, p Livers from older donors can be safely used for transplantation with acceptable patient survival rates. However, graft survival rates are lower for recipients of livers from older donors as compared to younger donors, and survival only increased with retransplantation.