Upper limit of normothermic machine preservation of liver grafts from donation after circulatory death yet to be defined

Table 5 Comparative analysis of L-GrAFT₇, recipient and normothermic machine perfusion pump parameters between ‘early’ and ‘late’ groups, n (%)

Recipient and graft descriptors	Early group (n = 20)	Late group (n = 30)	P value
LOS (days)	7.5 (6-42)	10 (6-38)	0.096
ICU LOS (days)	3.4 (0.16-25.5)	3.2 (0.48-10.5)	0.488
ICU Readmission	1 (5)	5 (16.7)	0.214
Age (years)	60.5 (33-72)	58.5 (42-72)	0.779
Transplant model for end-stage liver disease	27 (14-29)	25 (7-39)	0.574
Machine perfusion time (minutes)	553 (256-882)	850 (223-1446)	0.001
L-GrAFT7	3.9 (1.9-42.8)	4.9 (2-44)	0.641
Early allograft dysfunction	1 (5)	3 (10)	0.05
Donor risk index	1.63 (1.44-2.03)	1.63 (1.34-2.74)	0.694
Cold ischemia time (minutes)	127.5 (45-219)	154 (94-241)	0.025
Warm ischemia time (minutes)	29.5 (18-132)	29 (8-110)	0.871

All values except early allograft dysfunction (EAD) and intensive care unit (ICU) readmission displayed as median (range). EAD and ICU readmission displayed as count (percentage). LOS: Length of stay; ICU: Intensive care unit.