Liver Transplantation from Voluntary Organ Donor System in China: A Comparison between DBD and DCD Liver Transplants
Table 1
Characteristics of donors.
DBD ()
DCD ()
Total ()
value
Age, years
43 (28-47)
40 (30-45)
42 (28-46)
0.819
Male
24 (88.9)
26 (74.3)
50 (80.6)
0.149
BMI, kg/m2
22.5 (21.8-24.8)
22.5 (20.8-24.6)
22.5 (20.8-24.8)
0.599
Cause of death
0.277
Trauma
16 (59.3)
20 (57.1)
36 (58.1)
Stroke
9 (33.3)
10 (28.6)
19 (30.6)
Brain tumor
0 (0)
4 (11.4)
4 (6.5)
Anoxia
2 (7.4)
1 (2.9)
3 (4.8)
Cardiac arrest
4 (14.8)
7 (20.0)
11 (17.7)
0.742
Duration of ICU stay, days
10 (6-16)
6 (4-10)
8 (4-13)
0.010
Serum sodium, mmol/L
151 (141-160)
159 (148-168)
156 (142-164)
0.215
Serum bilirubin, μmol/L
22 (16-34)
23 (13-37)
23 (15-34)
0.855
Serum creatinine, μmol/L
96 (58-167)
90 (63-132)
91 (59-143)
0.576
Data are expressed as median (interquartile range) or number (%). DCD: donation after circulatory death; DBD: donation after brain death; BMI: body mass index; ICU: intensive care unit. Note: the cardiac arrest of DCD donors occurred before the withdrawal of life support.
