Abstract
Hypothermic oxygenated perfusion (HOPE) has become widespread for the preservation of liver grafts, making tangled the relationship among the use of extended criteria donors (ECD), graft histology and transplant outcome. To prospectively validate the impact of the graft histology on transplant outcome in recipient receiving liver grafts from ECD after HOPE. Ninety-three ECD grafts were prospectively enrolled; 49 (52.7 %) were perfused with HOPE according to our protocols. All clinical, histological and follow-up data were collected. Grafts with portal fibrosis stage ≥3 according to Ishak's (evaluated with Reticulin stain) had a significantly higher incidence of early allograft dysfunction (EAD) and 6-month-dysfunction (p=0.026 and p=0.049), with more days in Intensive Care Unit (p=0.050). Lobular fibrosis correlated with post-liver transplant kidney function (p=0.019). Moderate-to-severe chronic portal inflammation was correlated with graft survival on both multivariate and univariate analyses (p<0.001), but this risk factor is sensibly reduced by the execution of HOPE. The use of liver grafts with portal fibrosis stage ≥3 implies a higher risk of post-transplant complications. Portal inflammation represents an important prognostic factor as well, but the execution of HOPE represents a valid tool to improve graft survival.
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