2022 journal article

Orthotopic Transplantation of the Full-length Porcine Intestine After Normothermic Machine Perfusion

TRANSPLANTATION DIRECT, 8(11).

By: N. Abraham*, E. Ludwig n, C. Schaaf n, B. Veerasammy n, A. Stewart n, C. McKinney n, J. Freund n, J. Brassil ...

TL;DR: Development and optimization of machine perfusion preservation of small intestine and successful transplantation of intestinal allografts in a porcine model are reported. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: October 31, 2022

Background. Successful intestinal transplantation is currently hindered by graft injury that occurs during procurement and storage, which contributes to postoperative sepsis and allograft rejection. Improved graft preservation may expand transplantable graft numbers and enhance posttransplant outcomes. Superior transplant outcomes have recently been demonstrated in clinical trials using machine perfusion to preserve the liver. We hypothesized that machine perfusion preservation of intestinal allografts could be achieved and allow for transplantation in a porcine model.