Organ transplantation increases survival and improves quality of life to many patients with
end-stage organ failure. Organ shortage is a worldwide problem that restricts organ …

One of the main problems in transplant surgery is the preservation of the organ during the
cold ischemic time. The interrupted blood supply triggers a cascade of biological …

Orgaantransplantatie is een effectieve behandeling van leverziektes in een vergevorderd
stadium. De transplantatie-procedure (hoofdstuk 1) omvat het uitnemen van de lever bij de …

Intestine transplantation (IT) is a critical treatment strategy for irreversible intestinal failure.
Among all abdominal solid organ transplants, the intestine was the most vulnerable to …

Background Machine perfusion (MP) in solid organ transplantation has been a topic of
variable importance for decades. At the dawn of organ transplantation, MP was one of the …

Waiting lists for transplantation have stimulated interest in the use of non‐heart‐beating
donor (NHBD) organs. Recent studies on organ preservation have shown advantages of …

2. Methods The comprehensive review of the literature was performed by systematic
analysis of published literature to February 2019. The PubMed database (https://www. ncbi …

The first edition of this book, Basic Concepts in Organ Procurement, Perfusion and
Preservation for Transplantation, was published 27 years ago, in 1982 when organ …

The number of donor organs suitable for liver transplantation is restricted by cold
preservation and ischemia–reperfusion injury. We present the first patients transplanted …

Advancements in organ preservation and storage beyond rapid cooling and static cold
storage (SCS) have occurred over the last several years. Newer techniques and platforms …