San Francisco—Obesity and the extent of graft steatosis are significant and independent predictors of mortality after liver transplantation, new research shows.
The analysis of more than 23,000 transplants concluded that patients with a high body mass index (BMI) who received high-steatosis livers had the highest mortality rate, prompting the researchers to urge caution in the allocation of donor organs with high levels of macrosteatosis, particularly for obese recipients.
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