... Institute, Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA Corresponding address: Thomas D. Schiano, M.D., The Division of Liver Diseases, ... transplants performed annually [1,2]. Because of a critical shortage of donor livers, 10%-12% of potential recipients die before they are transplanted. About 40% of liver transplants are performed in ... transplant is difficult because of the patient's often poor performance status, their increased susceptibility to infection and rejection, and the presence of anemia and renal dysfunction...