Octogenarian liver grafts: Is their use for transplant currently justified?

Table 4 Comparison between the groups of liver function parameters

Parameters	Donors ≤ 65 yr	Donors ≥ 80 yr	P value
	Group A (n = 102)	Group B (n = 51)
GOT (IU/L)
1st d	763 ± 842	799 ± 1175	0.830
3rd d	183 ± 213	262 ± 254	0.076
7th d	67 ± 95	78 ± 74	0.470
30th d	31 ± 27	38 ± 43	0.260
GPT (IU/L)
1st d	697 ± 682	595 ± 525	0.370
3rd d	537 ± 650	484 ± 422	0.620
7th d	232 ± 198	217 ± 180	0.650
30th d	73 ± 104	51 ± 60	0.170
GGT (IU/L)
1st d	70 ± 71	61 ± 54	0.430
3rd d	167 ± 149	132 ± 102	0.100
7th d	272 ± 202	237 ± 157	0.310
30th d	226 ± 319	182 ± 205	0.390
A.Phosphatase (IU/L)
1st d	101 ± 82	120 ± 137	0.300
3rd d	148 ± 102	141 ± 101	0.690
7th d	172 ± 102	162 ± 155	0.640
30th d	262 ± 515	201 ± 236	0.440
Albumin (g/L)
1st d	2.9 ± 0.5	2.8 ± 0.7	0.280
3rd d	3.0 ± 0.5	2.7 ± 0.4	0.009
7th d	2.9 ± 0.4	2.5 ± 0.4	< 0.001
30th d	3.7 ± 0.8	3.5 ± 0.9	0.550
Prothrombin rate (%)
1st d	64 ± 18	56 ± 17	0.009
3rd d	86 ± 18	74 ± 17	< 0.001
7th d	91 ± 16	81 ± 18	0.001
30th d	90 ± 16	85 ± 18	0.990
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)
1st d	3.2 ± 3.3	4.0 ± 3.0	0.140
3rd d	2.4 ± 2.6	3.0 ± 2.9	0.260
7th d	2.7 ± 3.6	3.1 ± 38	0.450
30th d	1.7 ± 4.3	1.9 ± 4.4	0.780