Effects of Subnormothermic Perfusion Before Transplantation for Liver Grafts from Donation After Cardiac Death: A Simplified Dripping Perfusion Method in Pigs

Liver transplantation from donors after cardiac death (DCD) provides a solution to the donor shortage. However, DCD liver grafts are associated with a high incidence of primary graft nonfunction. We investigated the effectiveness of subnormothermic porcine liver perfusion, before transplantation from DCD, on graft viability.

Source: Transplantation Proceedings - April 25, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Y. Kakizaki, S. Miyagi, K. Shimizu, H. Kumata, M. Matsumura, Y. Miyazaki, K. Fukuoka, S.S. Uematsu, K. Tokodai, Y. Hara, C. Nakanishi, M. Unno, T. Kamei, M. Goto Source Type: research