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Can normothermic regional perfusion increase the number of patients receiving lung transplants?
Re-perfusing the lungs of an organ donor with a technique called normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) after the heart has irreversibly stopped beating could potentially increase the number of ...
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For DCD Organs, Heart Donation Doesn't Come at Expense to Lungs
However, TA-NRP organ recipients had lower 90-day mortality ... despite a surge in DCD donation." Organ procurement organizations, transplant teams, and the Organ Procurement and Transplantation ...
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Clinical Outcomes With Normothermic Pulsatile Organ Perfusion in Heart Transplantation: A Report From the OCS Heart Perfusion Registry
BACKGROUND: A preservation system, the Organ Care System (OCS; TransMedics) uses normothermic pulsatile perfusion during organ transport for heart transplantation. This system has demonstrated ...
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Donor Network West Achieves Record-Breaking Milestone: 100 Organ Donors in the First Two and a Half Months of the Year (sponsored)
In a historic achievement that underscores the growing impact of organ donation, Donor Network West reached 100 organ donors ...
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For DCD Organs, Heart Donation Doesn't Come at Expense to Lungs
Simultaneous heart donation with use of normothermic regional ... ischemic injury," Hartwig and colleagues noted. However, TA-NRP organ recipients had lower 90-day mortality compared with the ...