Retrospective Study
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World J Transplant. Mar 18, 2024; 14(1): 88133
Published online Mar 18, 2024. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v14.i1.88133
Impact of sex on the outcomes of deceased donor liver transplantation
Oya M Andacoglu, Isabel S Dennahy, Nicole C Mountz, Luisa Wilschrey, Arzu Oezcelik
Oya M Andacoglu, Division of Transplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
Oya M Andacoglu, Luisa Wilschrey, Arzu Oezcelik, Department of Surgery, University of Essen, Essen D-45122, Germany
Isabel S Dennahy, Department of Surgery, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73117, United States
Nicole C Mountz, Department of Surgery, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK 73117, United States
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to this study.
Institutional review board statement: This study was deemed exempt by the Institutional Review Board of Essen University. All research referenced in this manuscript was conducted in accordance with institutional processes as well as both the Declarations of Helsinki and Istanbul.
Informed consent statement: As explained within the manuscript and document answering the reviewers directly, this study was deemed exempt by the Institutional Review Board of Essen University. Thus, no signed informed consent documents or IRB forms were needed to be obtained.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors have conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: Further data available from the corresponding author at dr.oyaandacoglu@gmail.com.
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Corresponding author: Oya M Andacoglu, MD, Assistant Professor, Doctor, Surgeon, Division of Transplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery, University of Utah, 30 N Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States. dr.oyaandacoglu@gmail.com
Received: October 3, 2023
Peer-review started: October 3, 2023
First decision: October 17, 2023
Revised: November 1, 2023
Accepted: December 11, 2023
Article in press: December 11, 2023
Published online: March 18, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Within this retrospective review, we evaluated baseline and transplant-related features of both male and female liver transplant recipients. Our results identify several sex-specific variables that affect long-term outcomes of liver transplantation, including statistically significant survival outcomes seen in females under the age of 50.