Impact of the donor hepatectomy time on short-term outcomes in liver transplantation using donation after circulatory death: A review of the US national registry.
Yuki BekkiAkio KozatoJiro KusakabeTetsuya TajimaMasato FujikiAmy GalloMarc L MelcherClark A BonhamKazunari SasakiPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2022)
Prolonged dHTs significantly reduced graft and patient survival after DCD LT. Because dHT is a modifiable factor, donor surgeons should take on cases with caution by setting the dHT target of < 32 min.