A promising ex vivo liver protection strategy: machine perfusion and repair

摘要

Liver transplantation is a lifesaving procedure for patients with end-stage liver diseases.With the development of surgical technique,imaging,and immunosuppressant agents,postoperative survival rate has increased steadily.However,organ shortage is still a major concern.To solve the organ shortage crisis,extended criteria donors are used which include aged donors,fatty donors,and cardiac death donors;these donors need more protection.