Liver transplant using donors after unexpected cardiac death: Novel preservation protocol and acceptance criteria

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1849-1855

  Fondevila, C ^a   Hessheimer, A J ^a   Ruiz, A ^a   Calatayud, D ^a   Ferrer, J ^a   Charco, R ^a   Fuster, J ^a   Navasa, M ^a   Rimola, A ^a   Taura P ^a   Gines P ^a   Manyalich, M ^a   Garcia Valdecasas J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Donors after cardiac death; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Liver transplantation; Nonheart beating donors; Organ preservation

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; FEMORAL VEIN; HEART ARREST; HEART DEATH; HEPATIC ARTERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER GRAFT; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESUSCITATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PATIENT SELECTION; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 34250205948     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01846.x     Document Type: Article

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