Early graft dysfunction after liver transplantation.

Liver transplantation has become the treatment of choice for fulminant hepatic failure and end-stage liver diseases. Several factors have been described to be predictors of graft function. Since early graft dysfunction dramatically influences graft and patient outcomes after liver transplantation, prevention of this event is mandatory. Donor-, procurement-, operative- and recipient-related factors influence the development of graft dysfunction. We have presented herein a review of the impact of these factors on graft dysfunction. Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.