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A randomized trial of normothermic preservation in liver transplantation

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  • David Nasralla

    (University of Oxford)

  • Constantin C. Coussios

    (University of Oxford)

  • Hynek Mergental

    (Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham)

  • M. Zeeshan Akhtar

    (University of Oxford
    University of Oxford)

  • Andrew J. Butler

    (Addenbrooke’s Hospital)

  • Carlo D. L. Ceresa

    (University of Oxford)

  • Virginia Chiocchia

    (University of Oxford
    University of Oxford)

  • Susan J. Dutton

    (University of Oxford)

  • Juan Carlos García-Valdecasas

    (Hospital Clinic)

  • Nigel Heaton

    (King’s College Hospital)

  • Charles Imber

    (Royal Free Hospital)

  • Wayel Jassem

    (King’s College Hospital)

  • Ina Jochmans

    (University Hospitals Leuven
    KU Leuven)

  • John Karani

    (King’s College Hospital
    King’s College Hospital)

  • Simon R. Knight

    (University of Oxford
    Clinical Effectiveness Unit, Royal College of Surgeons of England)

  • Peri Kocabayoglu

    (Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Essen)

  • Massimo Malagò

    (Royal Free Hospital)

  • Darius Mirza

    (Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham)

  • Peter J. Morris

    (University of Oxford
    Clinical Effectiveness Unit, Royal College of Surgeons of England)

  • Arvind Pallan

    (Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham)

  • Andreas Paul

    (Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Essen)

  • Mihai Pavel

    (Hospital Clinic)

  • M. Thamara P. R. Perera

    (Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham)

  • Jacques Pirenne

    (University Hospitals Leuven
    KU Leuven)

  • Reena Ravikumar

    (University of Oxford)

  • Leslie Russell

    (OrganOx Limited)

  • Sara Upponi

    (Addenbrooke’s Hospital)

  • Chris J. E. Watson

    (Addenbrooke’s Hospital
    Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre)

  • Annemarie Weissenbacher

    (University of Oxford)

  • Rutger J. Ploeg

    (University of Oxford)

  • Peter J. Friend

    (University of Oxford)

Abstract

Liver transplantation is a highly successful treatment, but is severely limited by the shortage in donor organs. However, many potential donor organs cannot be used; this is because sub-optimal livers do not tolerate conventional cold storage and there is no reliable way to assess organ viability preoperatively. Normothermic machine perfusion maintains the liver in a physiological state, avoids cooling and allows recovery and functional testing. Here we show that, in a randomized trial with 220 liver transplantations, compared to conventional static cold storage, normothermic preservation is associated with a 50% lower level of graft injury, measured by hepatocellular enzyme release, despite a 50% lower rate of organ discard and a 54% longer mean preservation time. There was no significant difference in bile duct complications, graft survival or survival of the patient. If translated to clinical practice, these results would have a major impact on liver transplant outcomes and waiting list mortality.

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  • David Nasralla & Constantin C. Coussios & Hynek Mergental & M. Zeeshan Akhtar & Andrew J. Butler & Carlo D. L. Ceresa & Virginia Chiocchia & Susan J. Dutton & Juan Carlos García-Valdecasas & Nigel Hea, 2018. "A randomized trial of normothermic preservation in liver transplantation," Nature, Nature, vol. 557(7703), pages 50-56, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:557:y:2018:i:7703:d:10.1038_s41586-018-0047-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0047-9
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