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

摘要

Background. 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.