Table 1.
Donor history and relevant clinical and graft-related risk factors in the ‘livers that nobody wants’ (LNW) group (n = 26)
| LNW group n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Donor history and characteristics | |
| Peripheral vascular diseasea | 8 (30.7) |
| Donor obesity (≥30 kg/m2) | 5 (19.2) |
| Alcohol abuse | 3 (11.5) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 2 (7.6) |
| Clinical donor risk factors | |
| Cerebrovascular accident (cause of donor death) | 18 (69.2) |
| Donor age >55 years | 12 (46.1) |
| Hypernatraemia >155 mEq/l | 11 (42.3) |
| Prolonged intensive care unit stay | 7 (26.9) |
| High vasopressor drug requirement | 6 (23.0) |
| Nosocomial infectionb | 4 (15.3) |
| Cardiac arrest for >15 min or prolonged hypotension | 3 (11.5) |
| Elevated liver transaminases | 2 (7.6) |
| Positive viral infection (HBV) | 1 (3.8) |
| Graft-related risk factors | |
| Steatosis ≥30% | 5 (19.2) |
| Prolonged warm ischaemia time | 3 (11.5) |
| Prolonged cold ischaemia time | 1 (3.8) |
a
History of vascular disease included arterial hypertension, myocardial infarction or previous cerebrovascular accident
b
Referred to positive blood cultures or pneumonia