Table 2.
Graft and perfusion details for severely steatotic livers undergoing prolonged perfusion with or without developing methaemoglobinaemia.
| Livers developing methaemoglobinaemia (n = 2) | Livers without methb during 25 h perfusion (n = 6) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DONOR TYPE | |||
| DBD | 2 | 4 | 1.000 |
| DCD | 0 | 2 | |
| DONOR SEX | |||
| Male | 1 | 5 | 0.464 |
| Female | 1 | 1 | |
| Age (years) | 49 ± 5.66 | 48.67 ± 6.28 | 0.949 |
| Mean alcohol intake (units/day) | Both 8 U/day | 4.50 ± 3.67 | N/A |
| Liver weight (kg) | 2.35 ± 0.21 | 2.55 ± 0.33 | 0.478 |
| Mean cold ischaemic time (min) | 906 ± 462 | 985 ± 328 | 0.793 |
| PERFUSION DEVICE | |||
| Medtronic™ perfusion equipment | 1 | 6 | 0.250 |
| OrganOx Metra™ | 1 | 0 | |
P-values are the result of Fisher's exact tests for categorical variables and t-tests for continuous variables. DBD, donation following brainstem death; DCD, donation following circulatory death.