Higher thresholds for the utilization of steatotic allografts in liver transplantation: Analysis from a U.S. national database.

<h4>Background</h4>Historically, liver allografts with >30% macrosteatosis (MaS) on donor biopsy have been associated with early allograft dysfunction and worse graft survival; however, successful outcomes have been reported in small cohorts. This study proposes an elevated MaS thresh...

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Main Authors: Justin A Steggerda, Matthew B Bloom, Mazen Noureddin, Todd V Brennan, Tsuyoshi Todo, Nicholas N Nissen, Andrew S Klein, Irene K Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230995