Table 3.
Donor and recipient characteristics and outcomes in matched cohorts of patients transplanted with cardiac death donor (CDD) and standard criteria donor (SCD) organs, respectively
| CDD organs | SCD organs | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transplant cases, n | 22 | 22 | |
| Donor characteristics | |||
| Donor age, years, mean ± SD | 35.3 ± 7.7 | 38.9 ± 12.4 | NS |
| Trauma as cause of death, % | 32% | 9% | |
| Body mass index, mean ± SD | 23.6 ± 5.4 | 24.7 ± 5.1 | NS |
| Donor male gender, % | 55% | 59% | |
| Recipient characteristics | |||
| Age, years, mean ± SD | 56.2 ± 7.5 | 56.4 ± 6.1 | NS |
| Disease process, n (%) | |||
| Alcohol-related | 5 (23%) | 6 (27%) | |
| Hepatitis C virus | 11 (50%) | 14 (64%) | |
| Malignancy | 2 (9%) | 1 (5%) | |
| Unknown/other | 4 (18%) | 1 (5%) | |
| MELD score, mean ± SD | 18.1 ± 7.7 | 17.8 ± 6.9 | NS |
| Outcomes | |||
| PNF or IC, n (%) | 5 (23%) | 3 (14%) | NS |
| 1-year survival, | 90.9% | 77.6% | 0.24 |
| 3-year survival | 73.3% | 69.2% | NS |
| Length of stay, days, mean ± SD | 13.3 ± 9.5 | 19 ± 14.5 | 0.12 |
| Readmissions in the first year, mean | 3.5 | 3.5 | NS |
SD, standard deviation; MELD, Model for End-stage Liver Disease; PNF, primary non-function; IC, ischaemic cholangiopathy