Evaluation of HTK Preservation Solutions in Liver Transplantation: A Long-Term Propensity-Based Analysis of Outcome From the European Liver Transplant Registry

A recent ELTR study clearly showed that liver graft preservation with HTK is an independent risk factor for graft loss after liver transplantation (1). Naturally this result is highly relevant to all the transplant teams that use this solution. However, as suggested by a recent letter to the Editor (2) it may be questioned as it comes from a registry and therefore subject to possible bias. However, not only were the results of the original analysis confirmed by multivariate analysis but additional analyses excluding German centers and living donor liver transplants, also conveyed the same message (3). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.