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Effect Of Airplane Transport Of Donor Livers On Post-Liver Transplantation Survival, Y Huang, G Macquillan, L Adams, G Garas, M Collins, A Nwaba, L Mou, M Bulsara, L Delriviere, G Jeffrey
Effect Of Airplane Transport Of Donor Livers On Post-Liver Transplantation Survival, Y Huang, G Macquillan, L Adams, G Garas, M Collins, A Nwaba, L Mou, M Bulsara, L Delriviere, G Jeffrey
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Aim: To evaluate the effect of long haul airplane transport of donor livers on post-transplant outcomes.
Methods: A retrospective cohort study of patients who received a liver transplantation was performed in Perth, Australia from 1992 to 2012. Donor and recipient characteristics information were extracted from Western Australian liver transplantation service database. Patients were followed up for a mean of six years. Patient and graft survival were evaluated and compared between patients who received a local donor liver and those who received an airplane transported donor liver. Predictors of survival were determined by univariate and multivariate analysis using cox …