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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2017; 23(17): 3099-3110
Published online May 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i17.3099
Published online May 7, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i17.3099
Table 3 Intraoperative and post-liver transplantation characteristics n (%)
| Characteristics | Donors ≤ 65 yr | Donors ≥ 80 yr | P value |
| Group A (n = 102) | Group B (n = 51) | ||
| Biliary reconstruction: | 0.090 | ||
| Chol-Chol-without T-tube | 86 (84.3) | 49 (96.1) | |
| Chol-Chol-with T-tube | 12 (11.8) | 2 (3.9) | |
| Hepatico-jejunostomy | 4 (3.9) | 0 | |
| Transfusion | |||
| PRBC (mL) | 3600 ± 4000 | 3320 ± 3748 | 0.390 |
| Plasma (mL) | 2520 ± 1842 | 2288 ± 1706 | 0.960 |
| Platelets (units) | 2.8 ± 3.1 | 2.2 ± 3.0 | 0.510 |
| ICU stay (d) | 5.1 ± 5.1 | 7.3 ± 8.5 | 0.015 |
| Hospital stay (d) | 21.9 ± 17.6 | 24.3 ± 17.6 | 0.520 |
| Immunosuppression: | 0.490 | ||
| Cyclosporine | 15 (14.7) | 4 (7.8) | |
| Tacrolimus | 71 (69.6) | 37 (72.6) | |
| Tacrolimus + MMF | 16 (15.7) | 10 (19.6) |
- Citation: Jiménez-Romero C, Cambra F, Caso O, Manrique A, Calvo J, Marcacuzco A, Rioja P, Lora D, Justo I. Octogenarian liver grafts: Is their use for transplant currently justified? World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(17): 3099-3110
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i17/3099.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i17.3099