UMMS Affiliation
Department of Surgery, Transplant Division
Publication Date
2021-09-14
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Gastroenterology | Hepatology | Surgery | Surgical Procedures, Operative
Abstract
The realm of extended criteria liver transplantation created the 'adjacent possible' for dynamic organ preservation. Machine perfusion of the liver greatly expanded donor organ preservation possibilities, reaching before unattainable goals, including the mitigation of ischemia-reperfusion injury, viability assessment, and organ reconditioning prior to transplantation. However, current scientific evidence lacks uniformity between studies, perfusion protocols, and acceptance criteria. Construction of collaborative research networks for sharing knowledge should, therefore, enable the development of high-level evidence and guidelines for machine perfusion utilization, including donor acceptance criteria. Finally, this approach shall guarantee conditions for further progress to occur.
Keywords
Clinical trials, Extended criteria donors, Liver preservation, Liver transplantation, Machine perfusion of the liver, Organ donation
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DOI of Published Version
10.3748/wjg.v27.i34.5727
Source
Boteon YL, Martins PN, Muiesan P, Schlegel A. Machine perfusion of the liver: Putting the puzzle pieces together. World J Gastroenterol. 2021 Sep 14;27(34):5727-5736. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i34.5727. PMID: 34629797; PMCID: PMC8473597. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
World journal of gastroenterology
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PubMed ID
34629797
Repository Citation
Boteon YL, Martins PN, Muiesan P, Schlegel A. (2021). Machine perfusion of the liver: Putting the puzzle pieces together. Open Access Publications by UMass Chan Authors. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v27.i34.5727. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/4980
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