HepatoBiliary Surgery and Nutrition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(5), P. 824 - 836
Published: May 13, 2024
Michele
Finotti,
Anji
Wall,
Anthony
D'Alessandro,
Gary
Schwartz,
Chris
Sonnenday,
David
Goldberg,
Ashish
Shah,
Peter
Friend,
Jeff
P.
Orlowski,
Greg
McKenna,
Steve
Newton,
Brad
Adams,
William
C.
Chapman,
Amit
Mathur,
Marwan
Abouljoud,
Tim
Pruett,
Amelia
Hessheimer,
James
F.
Trotter,
Sumeet
K.
Asrani,
Giuliano
Testa
JAMA Surgery,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
159(6), P. 677 - 677
Published: April 3, 2024
Normothermic
regional
perfusion
(NRP)
is
an
emerging
recovery
modality
for
transplantable
allografts
from
controlled
donation
after
circulatory
death
(cDCD)
donors.
In
the
US,
only
11.4%
of
liver
recipients
who
are
transplanted
a
deceased
donor
receive
cDCD
liver.
NRP
has
potential
to
safely
expand
US
pool
with
improved
transplant
outcomes
as
compared
standard
super
rapid
(SRR).
Transplantation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
108(2), P. 312 - 318
Published: Jan. 19, 2024
On
June
3,
2023,
the
American
Society
of
Transplant
Surgeons
convened
a
meeting
in
San
Diego,
California
to
(1)
develop
consensus
statement
with
supporting
data
on
ethical
tenets
thoracoabdominal
normothermic
regional
perfusion
(NRP)
and
abdominal
NRP;
(2)
provide
guidelines
for
standards
practice
that
should
govern
NRP
(3)
implement
central
database
collection
donor
recipient
United
States.
National
international
leaders
fields
neuroscience,
transplantation,
critical
care,
NRP,
Organ
Procurement
Organizations,
transplant
centers,
families
participated.
The
conference
was
designed
focus
controversial
issues
neurological
flow
function
donation
after
circulatory
death
donors
during
propose
technical
necessary
ensure
this
procedure
is
performed
safely
effectively.
This
article
discusses
major
topics
conclusions
addressed
at
meeting.
JAMA Surgery,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 29, 2025
Importance
Normothermic
machine
perfusion
(NMP)
has
been
shown
to
reduce
peritransplant
complications.
Despite
increasing
NMP
use
in
liver
transplant
(LT),
there
is
a
scarcity
of
real-world
clinical
experience
data.
Objective
To
compare
LT
outcomes
between
donation
after
brain
death
(DBD)
and
circulatory
(DCD)
allografts
preserved
with
or
static
cold
storage
(SCS).
Design,
Setting,
Participants
This
single-center,
retrospective
observational
cohort
study
included
all
consecutive
adult
LTs
performed
January
2019
December
2023
at
the
Mayo
Clinic
Arizona.
Data
analysis
was
February
2024
June
2024.
Outcomes
DBD-SCS,
DBD-NMP,
DCD-SCS,
DCD-NMP
transplants
were
compared.
Exposure
DBD
DCD
livers
on
SCS.
Main
Measures
The
primary
early
allograft
dysfunction
(EAD),
intraoperative
transfusion,
post-LT
hospital
resource
use,
including
length
stay
(LOS)
readmissions.
Secondary
acute
kidney
injury
(AKI)
1-year
graft
patient
survival.
Results
A
total
1086
following
4
groups:
DBD-SCS
(n
=
480),
DBD-NMP
63),
DCD-SCS
264),
279).
Among
recipients,
median
(IQR)
age
60.0
years
(52.0-66.0);
399
recipients
(36.7%)
female.
had
lowest
EAD
rate
(17.5%),
followed
by
(50.0%),
(36.8%),
(27.3%)
(
P
<
.001).
transfusion
requirement
compared
other
groups.
Hospital
intensive
care
unit
(ICU)
LOS
shortest
(median
[IQR]
LOS,
5.0
days
[4.0-7.0];
.01;
ICU
1.5
[1.2-3.1];
.01).
One-year
cumulative
readmission
probability
86%
lower
for
vs
(95%
CI,
0.09-0.22;
.001)
53%
0.26-0.87;
AKI
events
(31.1%)
(47.4%)
Compared
SCS,
group
78%
overall
reduction
failure
(hazard
ratio
[HR],
0.22;
95%
0.10-0.49;
For
those
receiving
allografts,
risk
even
more
pronounced,
an
87%
decrease
(HR,
0.13;
0.05-0.33;
significantly
protective
from
mortality
SCS
0.31;
0.12-0.80;
.02).
Conclusions
Relevance
In
this
high-volume
study,
improved
reduced
especially
allografts.
may
enhance
access
addressing
challenges
historically
linked
use.
Liver Transplantation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
30(8), P. 775 - 784
Published: Jan. 8, 2024
Donation
after
circulatory
death
(DCD)
donors
now
represent
over
30%
of
the
deceased
donor
pool
in
United
States.
Compared
to
donation
brain
death,
DCD
is
less
likely
result
transplantation.
For
each
potential
whose
organs
cannot
be
utilized
for
transplantation
(ie,
dry
run),
fees
are
associated
with
attempted
donation,
which
add
overall
costs
organ
acquisition.
To
better
characterize
true
liver
acquisition,
we
performed
a
cost
comparison
acquisition
versus
at
single
transplant
institute
that
comprises
2
centers.
Cost,
recipient,
and
transportation
data
all
cases,
including
from
July
1,
2019,
October
31,
2021,
were
collected.
We
found
total
per
was
$15,029
more
than
18%
attributed
runs.
Overall,
accounted
34.5%
costs;
however,
30.3%
volume.
Because
expansion
essential
increasing
availability
grafts
transplantation,
strategies
need
implemented
decrease
runs,
using
local
recovery,
transferring
hospitals
close
centers,
performing
prerecovery
analysis.
Moreover,
these
needed
ensure
financial
disincentives
procurement
utilization
do
not
reverse
gains
made
by
expanding
machine
perfusion
technologies.
Transplantation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 16, 2024
Normothermic
regional
perfusion
(NRP)
has
emerged
as
a
vital
technique
in
organ
procurement,
particularly
donation
after
circulatory
death
(DCD)
cases,
offering
the
potential
to
optimize
utilization
and
improve
posttransplant
outcomes.
Recognizing
its
significance,
American
Society
of
Transplant
Surgeons
(ASTS)
convened
work
group
develop
standardized
recommendations
for
abdominal
NRP
United
States.
Liver Transplantation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
30(11), P. 1169 - 1180
Published: April 16, 2024
The
use
of
older
donors
after
circulatory
death
(DCD)
for
liver
transplantation
(LT)
has
increased
over
the
past
decade.
This
study
examined
whether
outcomes
LT
using
DCD
(≥50
y)
have
improved
with
advancements
in
surgical/perioperative
care
and
normothermic
machine
perfusion
(NMP)
technology.
A
total
7602
cases
from
United
Network
Organ
Sharing
database
(2003–2022)
were
reviewed.
impact
on
graft
survival
was
assessed
Kaplan-Meier
HR
analyses.
In
all,
1447
(19.0%)
involved
donors.
Although
there
a
decrease
their
2003
to
2014,
resurgence
noted
2015
reached
21.9%
all
LTs
last
4
years
(2019–2022).
Initially,
90-day
1-year
survivals
DCDs
worse
than
younger
DCDs,
but
this
difference
decreased
time
no
statistical
2015.
Similarly,
HRs
loss
recently
become
insignificant.
LT,
NMP
usage
recently,
especially
extended
donor-recipient
distances,
while
median
asystole
aortic
cross-clamp
decreased.
Multivariable
Cox
regression
analyses
revealed
that
early
phase,
had
highest
without
NMP,
later
phases,
cold
ischemic
(>5.5
h)
significant
predictor.
comparable
those
young
donors,
recent
becoming
strategic
approach
period
could
mitigate
risks,
including
managing
(≤5.5
h),
reducing
time,
adopting
longer
distances.
Optimal
may
alleviate
donor
shortage.
Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
29(3), P. 180 - 185
Published: March 14, 2024
Purpose
of
review
To
provide
an
update
regarding
the
state
thoracoabdominal
normothermic
regional
perfusion
(taNRP)
when
used
for
thoracic
organ
recovery
Recent
findings
taNRP
is
growing
in
its
utilization
from
donation
after
circulatory
death
donors,
partly
because
cost
effectiveness.
has
been
shown
to
yield
cardiac
allograft
recipient
outcomes
similar
those
brain-dead
donors.
Regarding
use
recover
donor
lungs,
United
Network
Organ
Sharing
(UNOS)
analysis
shows
that
recovered
lungs
are
noninferior,
and
consistently
excellent
at
high
volume
centers.
Despite
growth,
ethical
debate
continues,
though
clinical
data
now
supports
notion
there
no
meaningful
brain
clamping
aortic
arch
vessels.
Summary
method
recovering
both
heart
donors
yields
satisfactory
a
cost-effective
manner.
endorsed
by
American
Society
Transplant
Surgeons,
continues.