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Does the Presence of a Measurable Blood Alcohol Level in a Potential Organ Donor Affect the Outcome of Liver Transplantation?

Hassanein, TI and Gavaler, JS and Fishkin, D and Gordon, R and Starzl, TE and Van Thiel, DH (1991) Does the Presence of a Measurable Blood Alcohol Level in a Potential Organ Donor Affect the Outcome of Liver Transplantation? Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 15 (2). 300 - 303. ISSN 0145-6008

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Abstract

The widespread application of hepatic transplantation has created a tremendous demand for donor organs. An assessment of donor parameters is thought to be important in selecting good donors; however, the criteria utilized have not been standardized. This study was performed to determine the effect of a measurable donor blood alcohol level on graft survival. Fifty‐two patients who underwent orthotopic liver transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh were included in the study. Twenty‐five patients received liver grafts from donors having a blood alcohol level between 0.04 and 0.4 g/I with a mean of 0.17 g/I. Twenty‐seven patients received a liver graft from a donor who had no measurable blood alcohol. There were no differences between these two groups of donors regarding the time of initial hospitalization until the time of donation. Graft failure within the first 30 days was 24% for those receiving an organ from an alcohol‐positive donor as compared with 22.2% in those receiving an organ from an alcohol negative donor. The recipient mortality rate was 16% and 11%, respectively. No relationships between the donor blood alcohol level and organ performance, frequency of primary graft nonfunction, or number of episodes of acute cellular rejection were evident. Based upon these data, the presence of a measurable blood alcohol level in a donor should not mitigate against organ donation. Copyright © 1991, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved

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Item Type: Article
Status: Published
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Hassanein, TI
Gavaler, JS
Fishkin, D
Gordon, R
Starzl, TEtes11@pitt.eduTES11
Van Thiel, DH
Centers: Other Centers, Institutes, Offices, or Units > Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute
Date: 1 January 1991
Date Type: Publication
Journal or Publication Title: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Volume: 15
Number: 2
Page Range: 300 - 303
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1991.tb01873.x
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Refereed: Yes
ISSN: 0145-6008
Other ID: uls-drl:31735062118793, Starzl CV No. 1326
PubMed ID: 2058808
Date Deposited: 08 Apr 2010 17:22
Last Modified: 02 Feb 2019 13:56
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4712

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