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1 Donor-recipient matching: Myths and realities
Javier Briceño, Ruben Ciria, Manuel de la Mata  Journal of Hepatology  Volume 58, Issue 4, Pages (April 2013) DOI: /j.jhep Copyright © 2012 European Association for the Study of the Liver Terms and Conditions

2 Fig. 1 Current composite formulations of donor-risk-based systems (left), patient-risk-based systems (right) and combined donor-recipient-based systems (middle) for donor-recipient matching available in literature. COD (cause of death), CVA (cardiovascular accident), DCDD (donation after circulatory determination of death) and PVT (portal vein thrombosis). Journal of Hepatology  , DOI: ( /j.jhep ) Copyright © 2012 European Association for the Study of the Liver Terms and Conditions

3 Fig. 2 Chronology of donor-recipient matching in liver transplantation. As observed, prior to 1995, D-R matching was unclear. In the last 15–20years, several changes have led to a change in the mentality of liver transplant teams, leading to more complex methods of allocation in order to obtain the best survival and the lowest rate of deaths on waiting list. Journal of Hepatology  , DOI: ( /j.jhep ) Copyright © 2012 European Association for the Study of the Liver Terms and Conditions

4 Journal of Hepatology 2013 58, 811-820DOI: (10. 1016/j. jhep. 2012. 10
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