Isochoric Supercooling Organ Preservation System

Organ preservation with the organ care system

Clinical heart transplantation is limited by the shortage of donor organs. The recent development of new donor organ maintenance systems may help to increase the utilization of available organs. This article reviews current experience with the Organ Care system for heart preservation.

Rheologic considerations in organ preservation.

Organ preservation using a photosynthetic solution

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Organs harvested from a body lapsing into circulatory deficit are exposed to low O2/high CO2, and reach a critical point where original functionality after transplantation is unlikely. The present study evaluates the effect of respiratory assistance using Chlorella photosynthesis on preservation of the rat pancreas from the viewpoint of donation after cardiac death (DCD...

Improved donor organ preservation method for transplantation

Contact: [email protected] Fax: +81-78-306-3090 RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology Improved donor organ preservation method for transplantation July 1, 2015– Organ transplantation is an approach considered by medical specialists to replace an organ that can no longer carry out essential physiological functions. Despite many advancements in transplantation research, there are still se...

Organ preservation surgery for laryngeal cancer

The principles of management of the laryngeal cancer have evolved over the recent past with emphasis on organ preservation. These developments have paralleled technological advancements as well as refinement in the surgical technique. The surgeons are able to maintain physiological functions of larynx namely speech, respiration and swallowing without compromising the loco-regional control of ca...