Journal article
Normothermic extracorporeal human liver perfusion following donation after cardiac death
R Bellomo, B Marino, G Starkey, BZ Wang, MA Fink, N Zhu, S Suzuki, S Houston, G Eastwood, P Calzavacca, N Glassford, B Chambers, A Skene, AG Schneider, D Jones, A Hilton, H Opdam, S Warrillow, N Gauthier, L Johnson Show all
Critical Care and Resuscitation | AUSTRALASIAN MED PUBL CO LTD | Published : 2013
Abstract
• Liver transplantation is a major life-saving procedure and donation after cardiac death (DCD) has increased the pool of potential liver donors. • However, livers procured after DCD are at increased risk of primary graft dysfunction and biliary tract ischaemia. Normothermic extracorporeal liver perfusion (NELP) may increase the ability to protect, evaluate and, in future, transplant DCD livers. • We conducted a proof-of-concept experiment using a human liver procured by DCD (deemed not suitable for liver donation) to assess the short-term (3 hours) feasibility, histological effects and functional efficacy of NELP. • We used an extracorporeal membrane oxygenation circuit with separate hepati..
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