Utilization of elderly donors in living donor liver transplantation: When more is less?
Murat Dayangac, C. Burcin Taner, Onur Yaprak, Tolga Demirbas, Deniz Balci, Cihan Duran, Yildiray Yuzer, Yaman Tokat – 25 January 2011 – An accepted definition of donor exclusion criteria has not been established for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). The use of elderly donors to expand the living donor pool raises ethical concerns about donor safety. The aims of this study were (1) the comparison of the postoperative outcomes of living liver donors by age (≥50 versus <50 years) and (2) the evaluation of the impact of the extent of right hepatectomy on donor outcomes.