Challenges and advances in optimizing liver allografts from donation after circulatory death donors

Andrew Ian Sutherland, Gabriel C Oniscu

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Abstract

In recent years, there has been a shift in the donor demographics with an increase in donation after circulatory death (DCD). Livers obtained from DCD donors are known to have poorer outcomes when compared to donors after brainstem death and currently only a small proportion of DCD livers are used. This review outlines the recent technological developments in liver DCD donation, including clinical studies using normothermic regional perfusion and extracorporal machine perfusion of livers from DCD donors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10-5
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Mar 2016

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