Single-center experience of extended brain-death donor heart preservation with the organ care system.
Vasiliki GregoryAmeesh IsathGregg M LanierAvi LevineStephen PanChhaya Aggarwal-GuptaGuy ElgarJunichi ShimamuraKevin WolfeAlan GassDavid SpielvogelMasashi KaiSuguru OhiraPublished in: Artificial organs (2024)
With a mean preservation time of around 6 h and distance covered of over 600 miles, our results using OCS indicate a potential to safely increase the quantity and viability of accessible organs, thus broadening the donor pool without negatively affecting outcomes.