The economic impact of machine perfusion technology in liver transplantation.
Yuri Longatto BoteonAmelia J HessheimerIsabel M A BrüggenwirthAmanda Pinter Carvalheiro da Silva BoteonMaría PadillaVincent E De MeijerBeatriz Dominguez-GilRobert J PorteM Thamara P R PereraPaulo N MartinsPublished in: Artificial organs (2021)
So far, the clinical benefits have guided machine perfusion implementation in liver transplantation. Albeit there is data suggesting the economic benefit of the technique, further investigation of its costs to healthcare systems and society and associated outcomes is needed.