Activity and results of liver transplantation in Spain during 1984-2012. Analysis of the Spanish Liver Transplant Registry

Background and objective Liver transplantation (LT) is a proven effective treatment of severe liver disease. The aim of this paper is to analyze the results of LT in Spain during the period 1984–2012. Patients and method We analyze the results of the database of Spanish Liver Transplant Registry. Results A total of 20,288 transplants were performed in 18,568 patients. The median age of the donor and recipient increased during the analysis period: 25 years (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 18–40) and 47 years (95% CI 34–55), respectively, in the period 1984–1994 compared to 59 years (95% CI 33–65; P P P Conclusions Results of LT improved significantly over the review period, despite a progressive increase in donor and recipient age.