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Hypothermic machine perfusion of the liver: is it more complex than for the kidney?
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Nov 2011
Monbaliu D, Heedfeld V, Liu Q, Wylin T, van Pelt J, Vekemans K, Pirenne J
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BACKGROUND: Hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) is superior to simple cold storage (SCS) for the preservation of kidney grafts. Whether HMP is superior to SCS for liver preservation is not known. Before a HMP system can be used clinically for the liver, its superiority to SCS needs to be demonstrated in an in vivo large animal transplant model. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to compare outcomes after liver...
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