Impact of donor age on the outcome of intestinal transplantation in Japan

The donor age for intestinal transplant (ITx) is relatively younger than that for other solid organs. Clear criteria for adequate donors has not been established. Only few donor has been available due to shortage of young donor. In order to clarify the age of the cadaveric and living donor, we reviewed the outcome of ITx based on donor ages in Japan. Standardized report forms were sent to all known ITx programs, asking for information on intestine transplants performed between 1996 and 2016. All programs responded.

Source: Transplantation Proceedings - April 12, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Takehisa Ueno, Motoshi Wada, Ken Hoshino, Toshiharu Matsuura, Hideaki Okajima, Hiroomi Okuyama Source Type: research