Hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion prevents arteriolonecrosis of the peribiliary plexus in pig livers donated after circulatory death.

<h4>Background</h4>Livers derived from donation after circulatory death (DCD) are increasingly accepted for transplantation. However, DCD livers suffer additional donor warm ischemia, leading to biliary injury and more biliary complications after transplantation. It is unknown whether ox...

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Main Authors: Sanna Op den Dries, Michael E Sutton, Negin Karimian, Marieke T de Boer, Janneke Wiersema-Buist, Annette S H Gouw, Henri G D Leuvenink, Ton Lisman, Robert J Porte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24551114/pdf/?tool=EBI