The researchers said that there are liver transplants whose cumulative age exceeds 100 years.
Scientists looked at the liver, cumulative agewhich, that is, the total initial age at transplantation plus the period of life after transplantation, was at least 100 years. Of the 253,406 organs transplanted between 1990 and 2022, 25 met these criteria.
It turned out that donors of such organs had morelow incidence of diabetes and fewer infections. In addition, they had lower levels of transaminases, which are enzymes that play a key role in the liver. Elevated levels of transaminases can cause transplantation problems. The scientists also concluded that more older donors should be used.