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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 28.
Published in final edited form as: Hepatology. 1995 Dec;22(6):1754–1762.

Table 3. Donor Characteristics According to Graft Outcome.

Successful Grafts
(n = 318)
Failed Grafts
(n = 144)
Age (yrs) 37.2 ± 0.8 43.9 ± 1.4 P < .001
Gender (M/F) 217/101 76/68 P = .0014
Cause of death (%):
 Anoxia 6.6 9.8
 Closed head injury 9.5 7.7
 Stroke 37.5 43.4
 Trauma* 32.8 27.3
 Other 13.6 11.9 NS
CPR (%) 16.9 17.5 NS
Need for pressors (%) 40.2 40.1 NS
Need for pitressin (%) 29.6 34.3 NS
ICU LOS (days) 3.3 ± 0.2 4.1 ± 0.6 NS
Terminal AST (IU/L) 76.6 ± 5 69.1 ± 5 NS
Terminal ALT (IU/L) 51.5 ± 4 47.2 ± 3.6 NS
Ischemia time (hr) 13.2 ± 0.2 13.5 ± 0.3 NS

Abbreviations: CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ICU LOS, length of stay in intensive care unit.

*

Includes multiple trauma and gunshot wounds to the head.

No difference across all causes of death categories.

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