Traumatized liver grafts for organ donation? A single-center experience

Because the number of patients on waiting lists increases each year, new strategiess are urgently needed to expand the donor pool. The use of traumatized donor livers for orthotopic liver transplantation at a transplant center is described. After transplantation, no increased incidence of perioperative complications such as bleeding, bile leakage, or liver graft dysfunction were observed and the transplanted livers exhibited appropriate long-term function. Thus, the use of injured livers may offer new opportunities in transplantation. (Progress in Transplantation. 2009;19:349-353)