Standard liver weight model in adult deceased donors with fatty liver: A prospective cohort study

Figure 1 Diagram of fatty liver diagnosed by ultrasound from the view of the liver and kidney. A: Diffuse increase in fine echoes in liver parenchyma with normal visualization of intrahepatic vessel borders; B: Diffuse increase in fine echoes in liver parenchyma. There was an increase in echogenicity of the liver compared with the echogenicity of the renal cortex.

Figure 2 Actual liver weight measurement by electronic balance. A: Zero correction of electronic balance; B: Donor liver weighing. The arrow indicates that a single tissue wedge of approximately 1.0 cm × 1.0 cm × 1.0 cm was excised from the left lateral lobe surface of the donor liver.

Figure 3 Total liver weight comparison of different groups according to the degree of fatty change of donor livers. A: Groups according to the degree of fatty change of 0, (0 <, < 5%), (5%–20%) and > 20%; B: Groups according to the degree of fatty change of < 5%, (5%–20%) and > 20%. Multiple linear regression analysis including parameters of sex, BSA, and FL_PB, which were dummy variables divided into groups according to the degree of fatty change in donor livers, was used. FL_PB, fatty liver diagnosed by pathological biopsy.