Impact of Back-to-Base Normothermic Machine Perfusion on Complications and Costs: A Multicenter, Real-World Risk-Matched Analysis.
Chase J WehrleMingyi ZhangMazhar KhalilAlejandro PitaJamak Modaresi EsfehTeresa Diago-UsoJaekeun KimFederico AucejoDavid C H KwonKhaled AliBeatrice CazzanigaYuki MiyazakiQiang LiuSami FaresHanna HongMunkhbold TuulChunbao JiaoKeyue SunRobert L FairchildCristiano QuintiniMasato FujikiAntonio D PinnaCharles MillerKoji HashimotoAndrea SchlegelPublished in: Annals of surgery (2024)
This is the first risk-adjusted outcome and cost analysis comparing NMP and SCS. In addition to logistical benefits, NMP was associated with a reduction in relaparotomy and bleeding in DBD grafts, and overall complications and post-LT renal replacement for DCDs. While organ acquisition/preservation was more costly with NMP, overall 90-day health care costs-per-transplantation were comparable.