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Published in final edited form as: Exp Clin Transplant. 2016 Oct;14(5):463–470.

Table 2.

Single-Center Outcomes of Donations After Circulatory Death Versus Donations After Brain Death

Study Year DCD or DBD (No. of Patients) % Patient Survival at 1, 3, and 5 years % Graft Survival at 1, 3, and 5 years Donor Age, y Recipient Age, y Mean WIT, min Mean CIT, min Mean MELD
D’Alessandro et al.69 2000 DCD (19) -, 72.6, - -, 53.8, - 32.0 ± 15.1 47.4 ± 18.5 16.4 ± 10.9 474 ± 138
DBD (364) -, 84.8, - -, 80.9, - 32.8 ± 15.9 47.7 ± 14.3 504 ± 150
Abt et al.70 2003 DCD (n=15) 79.0, 79.0, - 71.8, 71.8, - 30.1 ± 10.4 20.4 ± 6 366.4 ± 131
DBD (n=221) 90.9, 77.7, - 85.4, 73.9, - 38.4 ± 17.4 464.0 ± 149
Manzarbeitia et al.71 2004 DCD (n=19) 89.5, 83.5 (2 year), - 33.95 ± 17.93 19.67 ± 7.68 574 ± 84
DBD (n=311) 84.2, 82.0 (2 year), -
Muiesan et al.72 2005 DCD (n=32) 89.6, -, - 86.5, -, - 36 ± 14.9 38.4 (0.7–72) 14 ± 5.3 516 (312–858)
DBD (n=0)
Fujita et al.28 2007 DCD (n=24) 86.8, 81.7, - 69.1, 58.6, - 31.6 51.1 12.8 ± 7.4 482 22.1
DBD (n=1209) 84.0, 76.0, - 78.7, 70.2, - 35.1 42 497 23.6
Detry et al.31 2009 DCD (n=13) 100, 78.5 (2yr), - 100, 78.5 (2 y), - 51 (25–71) 55 (50–70) <30 295 14.2 (8–25)
DBD (n=0)
Grewal et al.27 2009 DCD (n=108) 91.5, 88.1, 88.1 79.3, 74.5, 71.0 41 ± 17 55 ± 11 22.3 378 ± 102 17 ± 7.9
DBD (n=1328) 87.3, 81.1, 77.2 81.6. 74.7. 69.1 48 ± 20 55 ± 10 429 ± 126 18 ± 8.6
Pine et al.73 2009 DCD (n=39) 82.1, 100, - 79.5, 63.6, - 41.85 (12–68) 50.59 (18–67) 352.21 (161–606) 14.23 (6–26)
DBD (n=39) 68.2, 100, - 97.4, 97.4, - 42.87 (19–69) 49.38 (22–66) 593.87 (130–956) 15.23 (6–32)
Skaro et al.21 2009 DCD (n=32) 74.0, 74.0,- 61.3, 52.6, - 43.1 ± 17.6 53.1 ± 12.8 15.1 ± 4.6 330 ± 90 22.9 ± 10.2
DBD (n=237) 90.4, 80.7, - 85.2, 74.2, - 44.7 ± 17.6 54.9 ± 10.0 312 ± 90 21.9 ± 10.1
de Vera et al.22 2009 DCD (n=141) 79, -, 70, 57 (10yr) 69, - 56, 44 (10y) 37.1 ± 15.9 53.1 ± 10.7 19.8 ± 8.8 657 ± 170 18.3 ± 9
DBD (n=282) 85, -, 76, 64 (10yr) 82, -, 73, 63 (10 y) 39.1 ± 16.1 53.7 ± 9.3 636 ± 177 18.5 ± 9
Bartlett et al.30 *pediatric 2010 DCD (n=14) 100, -, - 100, -, - 23 ± 10.64 7 (8 mo-16 y) 16 (11–29) 420 (330–504) -
DBD (n=0)
Foley et al.32 2011 DCD (n=87) 84, -, 68, 54 (10yr) 69, -, 56, 43 (10 y) 35.8 ± 13.3 50.5 ± 13.1 20.8 ± 9.4 432 ± 138 19.7 ± 8.9
DBD (n=1157) 91, -, 81, 67 (10yr) 86, -, 76, 60 (10 y) 36.5 ± 13.3 47.5 ± 16.7 498 ± 138 20.1 ± 8.7
Hong et al.43 2011 DCD (n=81) 78, 62, 53 36 ± 10 54 ± 11 26 ± 9 375 ± 138 24 ± 10
DBD (n=0)
Croome et al.26 2012 DCD (n=36) 91, 80 (2yr) 91, 73 (2 y) 41.8 ±13.19 53.6 ± 8 35 ± 18 336 ± 66 17.5 ± 8.3
DBD (n=327) 45.93 ± 10.04 54.95 ± 10.07 432 ± 150 18.98 ± 9.79
Leithead et al.23 2012 DCD (n=88) 84.9, 78.0, - 83.7, 77.0, - 46.4 ± 16.1 55.7 ± 8.5 20.1 ± 9.0 448 ± 114 14 ± 5
DBD (n=88) 90.5, 83.4, - 88.2, 81.3, - 50.4 ± 14.6 56.0 ± 9.2 498 ± 144 13 ± 4
Meurisse et al.25 2012 DCD (n=30) 93, 85, 85 90, 82, 82 51 (37–59) 60 (52–65) 24 (18–30) 414 (325–471) 15 (11–17)
DBD (n=385) 88, 78, 72 85, 74, 68 53 (42–64) 58 (49–64) 516 (433–606) 16 (11–23)
Taner et al.37 2012 DCD (n=200) 92.6, 85.0, 80.9 80.9, 72.7, 68.9 40.3 ± 16.4 55.1 ± 9.4 25.3 ± 10.8 360 ± 90 17.9 ± 7.9
DBD (n=1828) 89.8, 83.0, 76.6 83.3, 75.1, 68.6 46.6 ± 19.7 54.1 ± 10.4 420 ± 114 18.5 ± 8.6
Vanatta et al.29 2013 DCD (n=38) 92, 80, - 92, 74, - 33 ± 15 56 ± 8 21 ± 8 289 ± 97 16 ± 3
DBD (n=76) 92, 86, - 91, 85, - 34 ± 15 55 ± 7 280 ± 11 18 ± 6
Doyle et al.74 2015 DCD (n=49) 95.9, 90.6, 87.1 93.6, 86.0, 79.5 29.1 ± 12.8 56.4 ± 10.4 33.6 ± 9.3 342 ± 114 18.7 ± 7.1
DBD (n=98) 94.7, 83.5, 80.3 92.6, 81.4, 78.1 29.9 ± 12.1 54.9 ± 65.3 342 ± 132 18.3 ± 7.3

Abbreviations: CIT, cold ischemic time; DBD, donations after brain death; DCD, donation after circulatory (cardiac) death; MELD, model for end-stage liver disease; WIT, warm ischemic time