Initial outcomes of using allografts from donation after cardiac death donors for liver transplantation in New South Wales.

Objectives: To report the early outcomes of the initial selection and use of donation after cardiac death (DCD) donor livers for transplantation in New South Wales, following a guidelines implementation process.

Design And Setting: Review of database and medical records from the Australian National Liver Transplantation Unit and the NSW Organ and T2 Donation Service for DCD activity including organ donor offers and retrievals, from 1 July 2007 to 31 December 2010.

Main Outcome Measures: Acceptance and utilisation rates of livers from DCD donors, and patient and graft outcomes after liver transplantation.