Table 1.
Characteristics of non-recovered potential versus actual donation after cardiac death liver donors.
| Non-Recovered Potential DCDs (n = 154) | Actual DCDs (n = 1,890) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Age | 48.0 (33.0–55.0) | 34.0 (24.0–47.0) | <0.001 |
| Male Gender | 102 (66.2%) | 1295 (68.5%) | |
| Height (cm) | 174.5 (165.1–180.3) | 173.0 (165.1–180.0) | 0.779 |
| Weight (kg) | 81.1 (69.6–95.5) | 79.5 (68.0–92.1) | 0.322 |
| BMI (mg/m2) | 27.5 (23.8–31.5) | 26.4 (23.0–30.6) | 0.138 |
| AST | 38.5 (25–58) | 54.0 (34.0–87.0) | <0.001 |
| ALT | 33 (20–48) | 43.0 (25.0–78.0) | <0.001 |
| Total Bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.5 (0.3–0.7) | 0.6 (0.4–0.9) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes | 19 (12.3%) | 144 (7.6)% | 0.104 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Caucasian | 127 (82.5%) | 1442 (76.3%) | 0.539 |
| African American | 11 (7.1%) | 182 (9.6%) | |
| Hispanic | 13 (8.4%) | 209 (11.1%) | |
| Asian | 2 (1.3%) | 35 (1.9%) | |
| Native American/Other | 1 (0.7%) | 22 (1.2%) | |
| ABO | |||
| A | 54 (35.1%) | 771 (40.8%) | <0.001 |
| AB | 12 (7.8%) | 20 (1.1%) | |
| B | 26 (16.9%) | 185 (9.8%) | |
| O | 62 (40.3%) | 914 (48.4%) | |
| Cause of Death | |||
| Anoxia | 65 (44.2%) | 994 (52.6%) | 0.002 |
| CVA | 32 (20.8%) | 279 (14.8%) | |
| Trauma | 43 (27.9%) | 541 (28.6%) | |
| Other | 14 (9.1%) | 76 (4.0%) | |
| IV Drug Use | 16 (10.4%) | 255 (13.5%) | 0.466 |
| Withdrawal to Crossclamp Interval (min) | 24.0 (20.0–27.0) | 23.0 (19.0–26.0) | 0.065 |
| Weekend Recovery | 51 (33.1%) | 485 (25.7%) | 0.043 |
| Night (1700–0600) Recovery | 99 (64.3%) | 974 (51.5%) | 0.002 |