RAPID, REPRODUCIBLE, NON-INVASIVE PREDICTOR OF CADAVERIC DONOR LIVER GRAFT UTILIZATION

摘要

A method for rapid, non-invasive assessment of liver function in a brain-dead donor, prior to procurement is presented. Quantitative assessment of liver function can be measured in brain-dead donors in the local donor service area prior to organ procurement by measuring indocyanine green plasma disappearance rates (ICG-PDR). This method can be performed with devices that use a non-invasive finger probe to obtain the ICG-PDR using pulse-densitometry.