A retrospective analysis of all organs that were preserved with University of Wisconsin
solution was undertaken to assess the impact of this solution on early allograft function …

The development of the University of Wisconsin (UW) cold storage solution has extended
safe preservation of the liver and pancreas from 6 to 24 hours or more. From May 1987 until …

The fate of 185 cadaveric liver homografts preserved for four to 24 hours with University of
Wisconsin (UW) solution was compared with that of 180 grafts preserved for three to 9 1/2 …

Organ preservation for about 24 to 30 hours is required for use of most cadaveric organs.
This level of preservation has been achieved for the pancreas, liver, and kidney, and very …

Transplantation of organs continues to be a primary therapeutic modality for treatment of end-
stage organ disease, and 1-year graft survival rates show increasing improvements for most …

T he University of Wisconsin organ preservation solution (the UW Solution) is a complex
one, developed over a 15-year span, with the intent of creating a versatile solution that could …

Preservation of cadaveric pancreas allografts has been a difficult problem in clinical
pancreas transplantation; most institutions use Collins solution and limit preservation time to …

Methods. Arterialized rat liver isografts were flushed and stored for 24 hr at 0 C in CEL or
MUW before orthotopic transplantation. Plasma albumin, bilirubin, glucose, aspartate …

Background. University of Wisconsin (UW) solution is currently the standard preservation
solution used for abdominal organ transplantation. This study assesses the efficacy of …

Auxiliary liver allotransplants will survive for relatively long periods of time after 24 hour
hypothermic (10-12C), pulsatile perfusion. The best perfusate was a silica gel fraction of dog …