Minimizing Risk Associated with Older Liver Donors by Matching to Preferred Recipients: A National Registry and Validation Study

Background Allografts from older liver donors (OLDs) age≥70 are often discarded for fear of inferior outcomes. We previously identified "preferred recipients" who did not suffer the higher risk of graft loss and mortality associated with OLDs. Preferred recipients were first-time, non-Status 1 registrants with age>45, BMI

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