Based on the continuous increase of donor risk, with a majority of organs classified as
marginal, quality assessment and prediction of liver function is of utmost importance. This is …

With increasing demand for donor organs for transplantation, machine perfusion (MP)
promises to be a beneficial alternative preservation method for donor livers, particularly …

There is a limited access to liver transplantation, however, many organs are discarded
based on subjective assessment only. Here we report the VITTAL clinical trial (ClinicalTrials …

Background & Aims Liver graft utilization rates are a hot topic due to the worldwide organ
shortage and the increasing number of transplant candidates on waiting lists. Liver perfusion …

Background & Aims The concept of benchmarking is established in the field of transplant
surgery; however, benchmark values for donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver …

The imbalance between grafts available for transplantation and demands has moved the
focus of many investigators on the search for novel strategies to rescue organs, previously …

Design, Analysis, and Pitfalls of Clinical Trials Using Ex S... : Transplantation Design, Analysis,
and Pitfalls of Clinical Trials Using Ex Situ Liver Machine Perfusion: The International Liver …

Background Retransplantation candidates are disadvantaged owing to lack of good-quality
liver grafts. Strategies that can facilitate transplantation of suboptimal grafts into retransplant …

Severe allograft dysfunction, as opposed to the expected immediate function, following liver
transplantation is a major complication, and the clinical manifestations of such that lead to …

Liver transplantation (LT) is the treatment of choice for liver failure and selected cases of
malignancies. Transplantation activity has increased over the years, and indications for LT …