Elderly Ages in Liver Transplantation: Are Older Donors Really Higher Risk?
Donors aged ≥70 y may be more comfortably considered for deceased donor liver transplantation, especially within low-risk recipients. The BAR and SOFT scores may be a useful guide for safely expanding the use of these theoretically riskier liver grafts.
Authors
- Mingyi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6080-0036)
- Chunbao Jiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9566-8243)
- Keyue Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8928-4630)
- Chase J. Wehrle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9275-4744)
- Koji Hashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8854-2810)
- Masato Fujiki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1118-0081)
- Jiro Kusakabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8552-3147)
- Antonio Daniele Pinna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6523-3858)
- Andrea Schlegel
- Mazhar Khalil
- Sangeeta Satish
- Charles C. Miller
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (US)
- Cleveland Clinic Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transplantation Direct
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/txd.0000000000001789
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01