Comment on “age matters: what affects the cumulative lifespan of a transplanted liver?”

M Akabane, Y Imaoka, T Nakayama… - Annals of Surgery …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Cumulative Lifespan of a Transplanted Liver?” with great interest. 1 The concept of
cumulative lifespan of a transplanted liver introduced by Wehrle et al is both innovative and …

Utilization of older deceased donors for pediatric liver transplant may negatively impact long‐term survival

SS Kulkarni, NA Vachharajani, AL Hill… - Journal of pediatric …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Multiple adult studies have investigated the role of older donors (ODs) in
expanding the donor pool. However, the impact of donor age on pediatric liver …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond 75: Graft Allocation and Organ Utility Implications in Liver Transplantation

M Akabane, A Kwong, Y Imaoka… - Transplantation …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background. The global surge in aging has intensified debates on liver transplantation (LT)
for candidates aged 75 y and older, given the prevalent donor scarcity. This study examined …

Where is the perfect triangle in the liver allocation system?

K Sasaki, ML Melcher - The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 2024 - thelancet.com
Fair and equitable allocation of livers for transplantation should consider three components:
patient urgency, organ utilisation, and survival benefit. In the UK, the liver allocation …

Related factors associated with the prognosis of children undergoing liver transplantation under the enhanced recovery after surgery nursing concept

XB Zhou, Q Xu, L Chen, WM Qian - Medicine, 2024 - journals.lww.com
This study aimed to investigate factors associated with the clinical outcomes of patients who
underwent pediatric liver transplantation (LT) and received enhanced recovery after surgery …

[HTML][HTML] Response to Comment on: Age Matters: What Affects the Cumulative Lifespan of a Transplanted Liver? Continued Yet Cautious Expansion of Donor Age in …

CJ Wehrle, C Miller, A Pinna, K Hashimoto… - Annals of Surgery …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
We thank Drs Akabane, Sasaki, and their team for their thoughtful review of our article “Age
Matters: What Affects the Cumulative Lifespan of a Transplanted Liver?” 1 We appreciate …

Maximizing outcomes by donor-recipient age matching in liver transplantation

SR Kumar, DS Goldberg - Liver Transplantation, 2023 - journals.lww.com
To meet the ever-increasing need for lifesaving liver transplants, transplant centers must
consider an expanded donor pool, which includes use of livers from older donors.[1, 2] …