Maintaining organ viability after donation until transplantation is critically important for
optimal graft function and survival. To date, static cold storage is the most widely used form …

Background Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) causes complications in liver transplantation,
which result in poor prognosis. Recipients who develop PGD usually experience a longer …

This document was developed through the collaborative efforts of the Society of Critical Care
Medicine, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the Association of Organ …

A national conference on organ donation after cardiac death (DCD) was convened to
expand the practice of DCD in the continuum of quality end‐of‐life care. This national …

Background The outcome of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) with controlled graft
donation after cardiac death (DCD) is usually inferior to that with graft donation after brain …

OBJECTIVE: To report the long-term outcomes of 1218 organs transplanted from donation
after cardiac death (DCD) donors from January 1980 through December 2008. METHODS …

Objective: Unexpected donation after cardiac death (DCD) donors suffer cardiac arrest
suddenly and are maintained with normothermic extracorporeal membrane oxygenation …

BACKGROUND: Liver transplantation (LT) from donation after cardiac death (DCD) donors
is increasingly being used to address organ shortages. Despite encouraging reports …

The success of clinical transplantation as a therapy for end‐stage organ failure is limited by
the availability of suitable organs for transplant. This article discusses continued efforts by …

Liver transplantation (LT) is the best treatment for end-stage hepatic failure, with an excellent
survival rates over the last decade. Biliary complications after LT pose a major challenge …