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Article: Outcomes After Liver Transplant in Patients Aged 70 Years or Older Compared With Those Younger Than 60 Years
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- Mayo Clinic Proceedings
- Article date:
- November 1, 2009
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OBJECTIVE: To compare mortality, graft loss, and postoperative complications after liver transplant in older patients (≥70 years) with those in younger patients (<60 years).
PATIENTS AND METHODS: Outcomes for 42 patients aged 70 years or older who underwent liver transplant were compared with those of 42 matched controls younger than 60 years. All patients underwent transplants between March 19, 1998, and May 7, 2004. Information was collected on patient characteristics, comorbid conditions, laboratory results, donor and operative variables, medical and surgical complications, and mortality and graft loss.
RESULTS: Preoperative characteristics were similar across age groups, ...