Donor Time to Death and DCD Liver Transplant Outcomes: Challenging the Dogma That Shorter Is Better
Short TTD was associated with inferior posttransplant outcome, challenging the dogma that shorter is better. Prolonged TTD did not negatively impact posttransplant outcomes, irrespective of NRP use. These findings support expanded use of liver donors with prolonged TTD, especially in the era of NRP and advanced perfusion, where viability assessment provides an additional safeguard.
Authors
- Charles G. Rickert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0994-3999)
- Abdullah Malik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2922-254X)
- Garrett R. Roll (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6241-7037)
- Samuel James Tingle
- Wilson Ch
- S. Yamaguchi
- Dharesh Raj Amarnath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9061-8766)
- Chris Freise
- Georgios Kourounis
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Freeman Hospital (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transplantation Direct
- Published
- 2026-02-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/txd.0000000000001911
- Primary Topic
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00