Avoiding initial hypothermia does not improve liver graft quality in a porcine donation after circulatory death (DCD) model of normothermic perfusion.
Jordan J NostedtTom ChurchillSunita GhoshAducio ThiesenJessica HopkinsMackenzie C LeesBenjamin AdamDarren H FreedA M James ShapiroDavid L BigamPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Avoidance of the initial cold flush failed to demonstrate added benefit over standard 4°C HTK in this DCD model of liver perfusion.