@article{5a36d98653d146eab74b8bbcfc402fee,
title = "First preliminary experience with preservation of liver grafts from extended-criteria donors by normothermic machine perfusion in Asia",
abstract = "Background: Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) can provide access to evaluate and resuscitate high-risk donor livers before transplantation. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of NMP in preservation and assessment of extended-criteria donor (ECD) livers in China. Case Reports: From September 2018 to March 2019, 4 liver grafts from 3 transplant center defined as ECD were subjected to NMP, and then were transplanted successfully. During perfusion, perfusion parameters such as vascular flow, glucose level, lactate clearance, and bile production/composition were recorded to assess graft viability. All recipients were followed up 6 months after transplantation. Conclusions: NMP provides a potential tool for preservation and assessment of ECD livers in China.",
keywords = "Donor Selection, Liver Transplantation, Organ Preservation",
author = "Zhiheng Zhang and Ju, {A. Weiqiang} and Yunhua Tang and Linhe Wang and Caihui Zhu and Ningxin Gao and Qiang Zhao and Shanzhou Huang and Dongping Wang and Lu Yang and Ming Han and Wei Xiong and Linwei Wu and Maogen Chen and Yixi Zhang and Yanling Zhu and Chengjun Sun and Xiaofeng Zhu and Zhiyong Guo and Xiaoshun He",
note = "Funding Information: * Zhiheng Zhang, Weiqiang Ju and Yunhua Tang contributed equally to this work and should be considered co-first authors Xiaoshun He, e-mail: gdtrc@163.com, Zhiyong Guo, e-mail: rockyucsf1981@126.com This study was supported by the following grants: the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81970564, 81471583 and 81570587), the Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory Construction Projection on Organ Donation and Transplant Immunology (2013A061401007 and 2017B030314018), the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Funds for Major Basic Science Culture Project (2015A030308010), the Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars (2015A030306025), the Special Support Program for Training High-Level Talents in Guangdong Province (2015TQ01R168), and the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou (201704020150) Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Ann Transplant, 2020.",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.12659/AOT.921529",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "25",
pages = "e921529",
journal = "Annals of transplantation : quarterly of the Polish Transplantation Society.",
issn = "1425-9524",
publisher = "International Scientific Information, Inc.",
}