Beyond 75: Graft Allocation and Organ Utility Implications in Liver Transplantation
Although LT offers survival benefits to individuals aged 75 y and older, the system may need rethinking to optimize the use of scarce donor livers, perhaps by matching older donors with older recipients.
Authors
- Carlos O. Esquivel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0871-0480)
- Kazunari Sasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2514-5778)
- Allison J. Kwong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3874-6612)
- Yuki Imaoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0882-5341)
- Miho Akabane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6705-5730)
- Marc L. Melcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7185-4383)
- W. Ray Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3030-860X)
Institutions
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transplantation Direct
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/txd.0000000000001661
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72