Donor Small-Droplet Macrovesicular Steatosis Affects Liver Transplant Outcome in HCV-Negative Recipients.
Flaminia FerriQuirino LaiAntonio MolinaroEdoardo PoliLucia ParlatiBarbara LattanziGianluca MenniniFabio MelandroFrancesco PuglieseFederica MaldarelliAlessandro CorsiMara RiminucciManuela MerliMassimo RossiStefano Ginanni CorradiniPublished in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2019)
In HCV-negative recipients, allografts with >15% Sd-MaS have significantly reduced graft survival and show low ATP and higher AST peaks in the immediate posttransplant period. Donors with >15% Sd-MaS have significantly higher BMI, longer ICU stays, and lower PaO2.