Donor age × recipient Model for End-stage Liver Disease score (D-MELD) as a donor-recipient match has not been explored well in living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT), unlike deceased-donor liver transplantation.
D-MELD could improve patient survivals among recipients who are HCV-positive and have smaller grafts in LDLT.
D-MELD can help to determine an appropriate living donor for transplantation.