Gabriel C. Oniscu – författare

Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive review of donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver transplantation as well as machine perfusion. Since the time of the original publication, the number of DCD liver transplants in the United States and around the world has grown exponentially. Most notably, machine perfusion techniques such as ex-situ machine perfusion and in-situ normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) have allowed for the utilization of organs that previously would not have been usable.This comprehensive text will act as a resource for programs that are interested in starting or expanding a DCD liver transplant program, covering history, ethics, current techniques and technologies for resuscitaiton, transplantation and storage, international perspectives, and future directions. In particular, the current edition explores in depth the use of normothermic machine perfusion (NMP), normothermic regional perfusion (NRP), and hypothermic oxygenated perfusion (HOPE) techniques and how they can be leveraged to increase the availability and improve the safety and outcomes when using DCD liver grafts. Chapters have been written by a world-class group of leaders in DCD liver transplant, with a target audience including liver transplant surgeons, medical doctors and any other individuals involved in the transplant process.

Now in a revised and expanded second edition, this book provides an up-to-date, comprehensive review of donation after circulatory death (DCD) liver transplantation as well as machine perfusion. Since the time of the original publication, the number of DCD liver transplants in the United States and around the world has grown exponentially. Most notably, machine perfusion techniques such as ex-situ machine perfusion and in-situ normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) have allowed for the utilization of organs that previously would not have been usable.This comprehensive text will act as a resource for programs that are interested in starting or expanding a DCD liver transplant program, covering history, ethics, current techniques and technologies for resuscitaiton, transplantation and storage, international perspectives, and future directions. In particular, the current edition explores in depth the use of normothermic machine perfusion (NMP), normothermic regional perfusion (NRP), and hypothermic oxygenated perfusion (HOPE) techniques and how they can be leveraged to increase the availability and improve the safety and outcomes when using DCD liver grafts. Chapters have been written by a world-class group of leaders in DCD liver transplant, with a target audience including liver transplant surgeons, medical doctors and any other individuals involved in the transplant process.

This atlas provides transplant professionals with a step-wise approach to organ transplantation, illustrating the technical steps and highlighting practice points for each procedure. All aspects of abdominal and thoracic transplantation are covered, including organ retrieval, bench preparation and implantation. Separate chapters address specific technical issues for heart and lung, liver, kidney, pancreas and intestinal transplantation, providing detailed approaches to difficult situations. Technical variations are clearly explained, and tips are provided on how to ensure safe and efficient surgery. Transplant surgeons, trainees, fellows and other professionals involved in transplantation will find this book to be an ideal reference point. It has been written by an experienced international team of authors who have pioneered many of the techniques described.