IMPACT OF ELDERLY DONORS IN LIVER TRANSPLANT OUTCOME

ARRIOLA BENITEZ, PAULA CONSTANZA; PÉREZ ILLIDGE, LUIS; ATENCIO, VICTORIA; GENTILINI, MARÍA VIRGINIA; DESCALZI, VALERIA; RUMBO, MARIN; STEFAN G. TULLIUS; GONDOLESI, GABRIEL

Buenos Aires

Congreso; REUNIÓN CONJUNTA SAI-SAIC-AAFE-Nanomed; 2021

SAI-SAIC-AAFE-Nanomed

Elderly donors are on the increase due to the urgent need of organs for transplant procedures. Currently the impact of donor age on liver transplantation is subject of debate. Particularly, there is no published data about the use of organs from elderly donors in our country. Objective: Studying the impact of donor age in the clinical outcome of liver transplant (LTx) patients at the Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro. Methodology: A retrospective cohort study of 493 LTx (period 2009 -2020) in HUFF was performed. Patients were grouped into different categories based on donor age, ≥18-39 (Young, Y), 40-59 (Adults, A), ≥60 years (Elderly, E). Results: After applying the exclusion criteria, a total of 279 donors were included (94 Y, 136 A and 49 E). Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed reduced survival rate of adults and elderly patients who were transplanted using E livers in contrast with the younger grafts (log-rank.test, p