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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 28.
Published in final edited form as: Transplantation. 1991 May;51(5):1000–1004. doi: 10.1097/00007890-199105000-00013

Table 2. Features of the donors in the various cold-ischemia time (CIT) groups.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5
Demographics
 CIT (hr) <10 10–14.9 15–19.9 20–24.9 ≥25
 n 223 188 101 52 29
 Age (years) 22.9 23.0 23.5 24.1 20.9
 Sex (M/F ratio) 1.9 2.2 1.8 1.8 2.5
 Hospital stay (days) 3.0 5.6 3.2 4.1 2.4
Liver functions
 T. BIL (mg/dl) 0.96 1.72 1.23 0.91 0.91
 SGOT (u/L) 87.7 84.3 78.6 76.9 63.6
 SGPT (u/L) 49.5 52.8 47.2 52.3 47.1
 PT (sec) 13.7 13.9 13.4 14.1 14.5
Cardio/pulmonary functions
 PO2 (mmHg) 146.3 154.7 154.7 158.4 205.3
 PCO2 (mmHg) 32.9 30.3 30.1 29.8 31.8
 PH 7.39 7.42 7.39 7.44 7.42
 Lowest blood pressure (mmHg) 80.0 82.0 77.9 81.6 79.1
Solution
 Electrolyte (ml)a 7175 7130 7427 7813 7815
 UW (ml)b 1874 2187 2097 2082 2441
a

Used for in situ cooling.

b

Used for backtable flushing and priming of preservation bag.