Recipient Age and Mortality After Liver Transplantation: A Population-based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The feasibility of liver transplantation (LT) in elderly recipients remains a topic of debate.

Methods

This cohort study evaluated the impact of recipient's age on LT outcome between January 2007 and May 2016 covered by the Korean National Health Insurance system (n = 9415). Multilevel regression models were used to determine the impact of recipient's age on in-hospital and long-term mortality after LT.

Results

All patients had a first LT, with 2473 transplanted with liver from deceased donors (DD) and 6942 from living donors. The mean age was 52.2 ± 9.0 years. Most LT were performed on patients in their 50s (n = 4290, 45.6%) and 0.9% (n = 84) of the LT was performed on patients older 70 years. The overall in-hospital mortality was 6.3%, and the 3-year mort

SUBMITTER: Gil E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6257104 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature