How to define initial poor graft function after liver transplantation?

Initial poor function (IPF) is a frequent complication after liver transplantation, but there is no consensus on its definition. Ninety-nine patients undergoing primary deceased-donor liver transplantation were examined in a prospective clinical trial. A new functional classification for initial graft function was developed based on two LiMAx readouts during 24 h after transplantation with a cutoff LiMAx of 60 and 120 μg/kg/h using a simple algorithm.

Patients were classified as non- (3/99), poor- (23/99) and immediate function (73/99). The functional regeneration of IPF grafts was delayed until day 28 (P Recipients' MELD score, the donor risk index and donor age were increased in the IPF group. Incidence of haemodialysis (P = 0.003) and catecholamine support (P.

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