Open AccessSUCCESSFUL TRANSPLANTATION OF PORCINE LIVERS AFTER WARM ISCHEMIC INSULT IN SITU AND COLD PRESERVATION INCLUDING POSTCONDITIONING WITH GASEOUS OXYGEN1
Author(s) -
Thomas Minor,
Stefano Saad,
M. Nagelschmidt,
Martina Kötting,
Fu Zhang,
Andreas Paul,
W. Isselhard
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-199805150-00019
Subject(s) - transplantation , viaspan , economic shortage , medicine , saline , cold storage , oxygen , surgery , chemistry , anesthesia , biology , linguistics , philosophy , organic chemistry , government (linguistics) , horticulture
In order to reduce the shortage of viable donor livers for organ transplantation, a method has been developed that allows even predamaged livers from nonheartbeating donors to be used as transplantable organs.