Abstract
BackgroundThe number of deceased organ donors in Korea has been gradually increased to reach 8 per million population. This study intended to analyze the updated status of urgent deceased-donor liver transplantation in a Korean high-volume liver transplantation center. MethodsA retrospective study was performed with a 4-year study period from 2010 to 2013. ResultsDuring the study period, 328 adult patients were enrolled at the Asan Medical Center for urgent orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) with Korean Network for Organ Sharing status 1 in 56 (17.1%) and status 2A in 272 (82.9%). Of them, 201 (61.3%) were allocated for OLT and 195 (58.2%) actually underwent OLT after exclusion of 6 cases of spontaneous withdrawal. In KONOS status 1, liver grafts were initially allocated to 33 (58.9%), but 6 were withdrawn owing to clinical improvement, so 27 (48.2%) actually underwent OLT. In status 2A, 168 (61.8%) underwent OLT within 2 weeks of priority waiting period. According to ABO blood groups in recipients, the allocation probability was 68% (68 of 100) in group A, 60.6% (60 of 99) in group B, 64.1% (25 of 39) in group AB, and 53.3% (48 of 90) in group O. Mean waiting period for OLT was 5.7 ± 2.1 days. ConclusionsDeceased donor incidence of ∼8 per million population contributed to meeting ∼60% of the demand for urgent deceased-donor liver transplantation in a Korean transplantation center, so further increasing deceased organ donor numbers is necessary to improve the current status of organ shortage.
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