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This prospective study investigated the surgeon's accuracy in predicting hepatic steatosis and organ quality in 201 adult donor livers. A steatosis assessment by a blinded expert pathologist served as the reference gold standard. The surgeon's steatosis estimate correlated more strongly with large-droplet macrovesicular steatosis [ld-MaS; nonparametric Spearman correlation coefficient (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">rS<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) = 0.504] versus small-droplet macrovesicular steatosis (sd-MaS;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">rS<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.398). True microvesicular steatosis was present in only 2 donors (1%). Liver texture criteria (yellowness, absence of scratch marks, and round edges) were mainly associated with ld-MaS (variance = 0.619) and were less associated with sd-MaS (variance = 0.264). The prediction of \u226530% ld-MaS versus &lt;30% ld-MaS was excellent when liver texture criteria were used (accuracy = 86.2%), but it was less accurate when the surgeon's direct estimation of the steatosis percentage was used (accuracy = 75.5%). The surgeon's quality grading correlated with the degree of ld-MaS and the surgeon's steatosis estimate as well as the incidence of poor initial function and primary nonfunction. In conclusion, the precise estimation of steatosis remains challenging even in experienced hands. Liver texture characteristics are more helpful in identifying macrosteatotic organs than the surgeon's actual perception of steatosis. These findings are especially important when histological assessment is not available at the donor's hospital.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Liver Transpl 19:437\u2013449, 2013<\/jats:italic>\n                      . \u00a9 2013 AASLD.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/lt.23615","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,2,13]],"date-time":"2013-02-13T13:11:34Z","timestamp":1360761094000},"page":"437-449","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":119,"title":["Assessment of hepatic steatosis by transplant surgeon and expert pathologist: A prospective, double-blind evaluation of 201 donor 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