Normothermic regional perfusion for donation after circulatory death donors.
Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2023;
28:71-75. [PMID:
36409266 DOI:
10.1097/mot.0000000000001038]
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Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW
This review is intended to provide an update on the logistics, technique, and outcomes associated with normothermic regional perfusion (NRP), as well as provide a discussion of the associated ethical issues.
RECENT FINDINGS
There has been renewed interest in utilizing NRP to increase quality and availability of organs from donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors. Our institution has increasing experience with thoraco-abdominal NRP (TA-NRP) in controlled DCD donors (cDCD), whereas abdominal NRP (A-NRP) has been used with success in both cDCD and uncontrolled DCD (uDCD). There is increasing evidence that NRP can be conducted in a practical and cost-efficient manner, and that the organ yield may be of better quality than standard direct procurement and perfusion (DPP).
SUMMARY
NRP is increasingly successful and will likely prove to be a superior method for cDCD recovery. However, before TA-NRP can be widely accepted the ethical debate surrounding this technique must be settled.
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