Development of the Eurotransplant Discard Risk Index to Predict Acceptance of Livers for Transplantation: A Retrospective Database Analysis.

Objectives: The utilization of liver allografts could be optimized if nonacceptance is predicted. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic ability of an updated Discard Risk Index in Eurotransplant.

Materials And Methods: Potential deceased donors from January 2010 to December 2015 who had been reported to Eurotransplant were included in our analyses.

Predictive Capacity of Risk Models in Liver Transplantation.

Background: Several risk models to predict outcome after liver transplantation (LT) have been developed in the last decade. This study compares the predictive performance of 7 risk models.

Methods: Data on 62 294 deceased donor LTs performed in recipients ≥18 years old between January 2005 and December 2015 in the United Network for Organ Sharing region were used for this study.

Outcome of Liver Transplant Patients With High Urgent Priority: Are We Doing the Right Thing?

Background: About 15% of liver transplantations (LTs) in Eurotransplant are currently performed in patients with a high-urgency (HU) status. Patients who have acute liver failure (ALF) or require an acute retransplantation can apply for this status. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of this prioritization.

Optimizing the Use of Geriatric Livers for Transplantation in the Eurotransplant Region.

Acceptance criteria for liver allografts are ever more expanding because of a persisting wait-list mortality. Older livers are therefore offered and used more frequently for transplantation. This study aims to analyze the use and longterm outcome of these transplantations.

Identification and Validation of the Predictive Capacity of Risk Factors and Models in Liver Transplantation Over Time.

Background: Outcome after liver transplantation (LT) is determined by donor, transplant and recipient risk factors. These factors may have different impact on either patient or graft survival (outcome type). In the literature, there is wide variation in the use of outcome types and points in time (short term or long term).

The Effect of Histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate Solution and University of Wisconsin Solution: An Analysis of the Eurotransplant Registry.

Background: Both University of Wisconsin (UW) and histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) solutions are currently used in the Eurotransplant region for preservation of liver allografts. Previous studies on their effect have led to a lot of discussion. This study aims to compare the effect of HTK and UW on graft survival.

The center effect in liver transplantation in the Eurotransplant region: a retrospective database analysis.

Apart from donor and recipient risk factors, the effect of center-related factors has significant impact on graft survival after liver transplantation (LT). To investigate this effect in Eurotransplant, a retrospective database analysis was performed, including all LT's in adult recipients (≥18 years) in the Eurotransplant region from 1.1.

Abdominal organ procurement in the Netherlands - an analysis of quality and clinical impact.

Between March 2012 and August 2013, 591 quality forms were filled out for abdominal organs in the Netherlands. In 133 cases (23%), there was a discrepancy between the evaluation from the procuring and transplanting surgeons. Injuries were seen in 148 (25%) organs of which 12 (2%) led to discarding of the organ: one of 133 (0.