Liver Transplantation Using Allografts With Hepatic Artery Injury During Procurement: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatic artery (HA) injury during liver procurement is a significant concern in liver transplantation (LT). This study assessed its frequency and impact in deceased donor LT (DDLT).

Methods

This was a single-center cohort study of adults who underwent DDLT from 2010 to 2019. HA injury was defined as the section or ligation of arterial branches supplying the graft. Recipients, donors' characteristics and outcomes of LTs using grafts with HA injury (group 1, n = 35) were compared to LTs using grafts without HA injury (group 2, n = 677). A propensity score matching (PSM) was applied. The primary endpoint was 90-day hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT); secondary endpoints included major biliary complications, retransplantation, patient, and graft-survival.

Results

SUBMITTER: Jeune F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12445398 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature