Outcome of liver transplantion in recipients older than 65 years: A single center experience

Advanced age was considered a relative contraindication for liver transplantation (LT) in the past. The percentage of older patients referred for LT assessment has markedly increased in almost all LT centers over the last years. The data regarding the outcome of older patients have been contradictory. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the long-term survival of LT recipients older than 65 years. Between 1982 and 2008, 106 out of 1011 patients (10.5%), who underwent LT at our institution, were older than 65 years. Almost all of these patients were transplanted after 1995. The mean age was 67.5 (65.0–76.4) years and…