Risk factors for liver quality in donation after brain death

VernacularTitle:脑死亡供体肝脏质量影响因素
Author: Lin FAN ; Xian LI ; Qiuyan ZHANG ; Qifa YE
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Donation after brain death; Liver transplantation; Risk factors
From: Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2015;21(9):637-641
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Liver transplantation,a unique effective treatment for end-stage liver diseases,has already been applied in clinical practice for more than half a century.But the shortage of donor liver source has been the bottleneck limiting its development.How to determine the tiny minority donor liver quality to guarantee the prognosis of transplant patients becomes a hot focus for current research.Brain death causes patho-physiological changes of body organs,including liver.How to carry out related pathological and serologic tests to determine the safety of the donor liver is a very important issue.In this paper,the articles published in recent years were overviewed and analyzed to summarize the evaluation index of donating organ quality.We hope this paper may benefit the treatment through ensuring an effective evaluation on the donor liver in the future.