Table 1.
The characteristics of donors and recipients.
| Characteristic | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donor | ||||
| Age, y | 22 | 20 | 26 | 19 |
| Sex | Female | Male | Male | Female |
| Blood type | B | O | AB | O |
| BMI | 19.53 | 21.22 | 17.86 | 20.81 |
| Cause of brain injury | Cerebral ischemia | Intracranial hemorrhage | Intracranial hemorrhage | Head trauma |
| HBV | (−) | (−) | (−) | (−) |
| Na (mmol/L) | 155 | 173.3 | 134 | 148 |
| ALT (U/L) | 11 | 36.9 | 16.8 | 79 |
| AST (U/L) | 33 | 94.4 | 27.1 | 239 |
| TBiL (umol/L) | 8.8 | 8.9 | 27.6 | 141.5 |
| DBD/DCD | DCD | DCD | DCD | DBD |
| WIT (min) | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| CIT (min) | 638 | 536 | 423 | 334 |
| NMP time (min) | 260 | 260 | 380 | 360 |
| Recipient | ||||
| Age, y | 31 | 63 | 58 | 56 |
| Sex | M | M | F | M |
| HBV | (+) | (+) | (+) | (+) |
| MELD | 39 | 9 | 40 | 14 |
| Reason for transplantation | ALF | Cirrhosis | Cirrhosis | Cirrhosis |
| Operation duration (min) | 365 | 350 | 375 | 405 |
| Anhepatic phase (min) | 31 | 25 | 38 | 37 |
| Total blood loss (mL) | 3000 | 200 | 500 | 3000 |
| Blood transfusion (mL) | 1200 | 0 | 0 | 1600 |
| Post-transplantation complication | Biliary stricture* | EAD | NA | NA |
| ICU stay (h) | 85 | 36 | 60 | 23 |
| Hospital stay (day) | 29 | 26 | 17 | 26 |
*
Biliary anastomosis stricture.
BMI – body mass index; HBV – hepatitis B virus; DBD – donor after brain death; DCD – donor after cardiac death; WIT – warm ischemia time; ALT – alanine transaminase; AST – aspartate aminotransferase; TBIL – total bilirubin; CIT – cold ischemia time; NMP – nomorthermic machine perfusion; MELD – model for end-stage liver disease; ALF – acute liver failure; EAD – early allograft dysfunction; NA – not available.