Comparative Outcomes of Living and Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has emerged as an alternative to deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) in the circumstance of scarcity of deceased grafts. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to compare outcomes between LDLT and DDLT in adult recipients. Methods: This systematic review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. A systematic literature search was performed using PubMed, EMBASE, and manual reference screening of relevant articles. We included peer-reviewed cohort studies comparing LDLT and DDLT in adult patients (≥18 years), published in English since 2015. Results: A total of 17 cohort studies, published between 2015 and 2024, fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were included in this sys

SUBMITTER: Rashid B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12786740 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature