| pubmed-article:17494297 | pubmed:abstractText | The use of ECD in liver donors increases the risk of primary non function (PNF). The German Medical Association (2004) defined an ECD, if one of the following conditions existed: high risk of disease transmission, hemodynamic deterioration, donor age > 65years, BMI > 30kg/m2, bilirubine > 51 mmol/l, ASAT or ALAT > 3*reference, sodium > 165 mmol/l, days on ICU > 7, steatosis > 40% or equivalent liver pathologies. The effect of ECD-criteria was assessed. | lld:pubmed |
