Declined Organs for Liver Transplantation: A Right Decision or a Missed Opportunity for Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma?

Eurotransplant HCC MELD declined organs extended donor criteria extended right lobe liver transplantation hepatocellular carcinoma liver transplantation

Journal

Cancers
ISSN: 2072-6694
Titre abrégé: Cancers (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101526829

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
21 Feb 2023
Historique:
received: 18 01 2023
revised: 11 02 2023
accepted: 17 02 2023
entrez: 11 3 2023
pubmed: 12 3 2023
medline: 12 3 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Liver transplantation is the only promising treatment for end-stage liver disease and patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. However, too many organs are rejected for transplantation. We analyzed the factors involved in organ allocation in our transplant center and reviewed all livers that were declined for transplantation. Reasons for declining organs for transplantation were categorized as major extended donor criteria (maEDC), size mismatch and vascular problems, medical reasons and risk of disease transmission, and other reasons. The fate of the declined organs was analyzed. 1086 declined organs were offered 1200 times. A total of 31% of the livers were declined because of maEDC, 35.5% because of size mismatch and vascular problems, 15.8% because of medical reasons and risk of disease transmission, and 20.7% because of other reasons. A total of 40% of the declined organs were allocated and transplanted. A total of 50% of the organs were completely discarded, and significantly more of these grafts had maEDC than grafts that were eventually allocated (37.5% vs. 17.7%, Most organs were declined because of poor organ quality. Donor-recipient matching at time of allocation and organ preservation must be improved by allocating maEDC grafts using individualized algorithms that avoid high-risk donor-recipient combinations and unnecessary organ declination.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Liver transplantation is the only promising treatment for end-stage liver disease and patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. However, too many organs are rejected for transplantation.
METHODS METHODS
We analyzed the factors involved in organ allocation in our transplant center and reviewed all livers that were declined for transplantation. Reasons for declining organs for transplantation were categorized as major extended donor criteria (maEDC), size mismatch and vascular problems, medical reasons and risk of disease transmission, and other reasons. The fate of the declined organs was analyzed.
RESULTS RESULTS
1086 declined organs were offered 1200 times. A total of 31% of the livers were declined because of maEDC, 35.5% because of size mismatch and vascular problems, 15.8% because of medical reasons and risk of disease transmission, and 20.7% because of other reasons. A total of 40% of the declined organs were allocated and transplanted. A total of 50% of the organs were completely discarded, and significantly more of these grafts had maEDC than grafts that were eventually allocated (37.5% vs. 17.7%,
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Most organs were declined because of poor organ quality. Donor-recipient matching at time of allocation and organ preservation must be improved by allocating maEDC grafts using individualized algorithms that avoid high-risk donor-recipient combinations and unnecessary organ declination.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36900157
pii: cancers15051365
doi: 10.3390/cancers15051365
pmc: PMC10000136
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Vladimir J Lozanovski (VJ)

Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

Said Adigozalov (S)

Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

Elias Khajeh (E)

Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

Omid Ghamarnejad (O)

Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

Ehsan Aminizadeh (E)

Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

Christina Schleicher (C)

German Organ Procurement Organization (Deutsche Stiftung Organtransplantation, DSO), 60594 Frankfurt, Germany.

Thilo Hackert (T)

Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Department of General, Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, 20251 Hamburg, Germany.

Beat Peter Müller-Stich (BP)

Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

Uta Merle (U)

Department of Internal Medicine IV, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

Susanne Picardi (S)

Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

Frederike Lund (F)

Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

De-Hua Chang (DH)

Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Department of Radiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

Markus Mieth (M)

Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

Hamidreza Fonouni (H)

Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

Mohammad Golriz (M)

Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

Arianeb Mehrabi (A)

Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Liver Cancer Center Heidelberg, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

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