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In this review, we summarize the short- and long-term results after LT in elderly patients and also discuss the criteria used to select patients and how recipient age can challenge current allocation systems. Briefly, the feasibility and early outcomes of LT in elderly patients compare favorably with those of younger patients.
Elderly patients received organs from donors with higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, history of malignancy and macrosteatosis. Elderly patients also received a higher proportion of DCD and ECD organs.
19 Μαΐ 2016 · However, controversies exist around cancer screening in this population owing to reduced life expectancy and competing causes of death. This systematic review assesses the availability, quality and consistency of cancer screening recommendations in clinical practice guidelines (CPGs).
In living donor liver transplantation, donor age limit is essentially guided by morbidity related to procurement. In this review we summarise changing trends in recipient and donor age. We discuss the implications of older age donors and recipients.
Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs) are at increased risk of developing and dying from cancer. However, controversies exist around cancer screening in this population owing to reduced life expectancy and competing causes of death.
15 Μαΐ 2023 · Liver transplantation is an important treatment option for patients with acute liver failure, end-stage liver disease, and primary hepatic malignancy, though it is not the initial or primary treatment modality for most liver diseases.
In this review, we summarize the short- and long-term results after LT in elderly patients and also discuss the criteria used to select patients and how recipient age can challenge current allocation systems. Briefly, the feasibility and early outcomes of LT in elderly patients compare favorably with those of younger patients.
