Impact of Recipient Age in Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation: Caution Is Needed for Patients ≥70 Years

Impact of Recipient Age in Combined Liver-Kidney Transplantation: Caution Is Needed for Patients ≥70 Years

Background. Elderly recipients (≥70 y) account for 2.6% of all liver transplants (LTs) in the United States and have similar outcomes as younger recipients. Although the rate of elderly recipients in combined liver-kidney transplant (CLKT) is similar, limited data are available on how elderly recipi...

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Main Authors: Burcin Ekser, MD, PhD, William C. Goggins, MD, Jonathan A. Fridell, MD, Plamen Mihaylov, MD, Richard S. Mangus, MD, Andrew J. Lutz, MD, Daiki Soma, MD, PhD, Marwan S. Ghabril, MD, Marco A. Lacerda, MD, John A. Powelson, MD, Chandrashekhar A. Kubal, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-06-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001011

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