Open AccessTwenty-four- and 48-hour Canine Liver Preservation by Simple Hypothermia with Prostacyclin
Author(s) -
Morito Monden,
Joseph G. Fortner
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-198207000-00009
Subject(s) - medicine , prostacyclin , hypothermia , liver transplantation , transplantation , orthotopic liver transplantation , anesthesia , surgery
Canine livers were preserved by simple hypothermic storage using modified Sacks' solution and prostacyclin. Orthotopic liver transplantation was then carried out. Five of six and three of five livers preserved for 24 and 48 hours, respectively, were able to sustain life for more than five days.