How to apply ex-vivo split liver transplantation safely and feasibly: A three-step approach

Table 1 Clinical data of 13 donor liver cases

No.	Gender	Age (yr)	Type of donation	Cause of death	Preoperative Na+ concentration (mmol/L)	Preoperative TB (μmol/L)	Preoperative ALT (U/L)	Preoperative AST (U/L)	ICU stay duration (d)
1	Male	31	DBD	Craniocerebral injury	143	57.80	37.0	41.0	3
2	Female	12	DBD	Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy	140	13.40	42.0	53.0	4
3	Female	42	DBD	Craniocerebral injury	146	50.80	45.0	83.0	5
4	Male	44	DBD	Cerebral hemorrhage	143	45.30	18.0	37.0	4
5	Male	36	DBD	Craniocerebral injury	150	13.80	131.0	172.0	4
6	Male	34	DBD	Cerebral hemorrhage	156	23.40	267.5	293.2	2
7	Male	12	DBD	Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy	136	13.00	43.3	93.1	11
8	Male	31	DBD	Cerebral hemorrhage	150	26.80	15.0	25.0	10
9	Male	25	DBD	Craniocerebral injury	143	54.50	177.0	83.0	4
10	Female	9	DBD	Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy	148	3.05	103.0	227.0	10
11	Male	8	DBD	Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy	149	10.21	22.7	22.9	4
12	Female	29	DBD	Cerebral hemorrhage	148	20.76	37.0	42.0	7
13	Male	40	DBD	Cerebral hemorrhage	132	12.20	166.0	85.0	5

DBD: Donation after brain death; TB: Total bilirubin; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; Na⁺: Sodium ion; ICU: Intensive care unit.