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Extended criteria (liver) donor (ECD) Related articles:Liver transplantation criteria for HCCKing’s College criteria for liver transplantationRisk of liver decompensation after hepatectomy Definition of ECD donorsThe ECD graft represents an organ with unfavourable characteristicsassociated with suboptimal post-transplant outcomes thatfall into two main risk categories: poor graft function and potentialfor disease transmission. Within the poor graft function ..

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Acute liver failure (ALF) Summary of the EASL guideline of 2017 Primary and secondary causes of ALF King’s College criteria for transplantation Clichy criteria for transplantation Acute Liver Failure as a result of viral hepatitis References: Wendon, J., Cordoba, J., Dhawan, A., Larsen, F. S., Manns, M., Nevens, F., … Bernardi, M. (2017). EASL Clinical ..

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