Establishing a HOPE Program in a Real-life Setting: A Brazilian Case Series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although hypothermic oxygenated perfusion (HOPE) improves posttransplant outcomes, setting up machine perfusion programs may be subjected to specific obstacles under different conditions. This study aims to describe the establishment of HOPE in a real-life setting in Brazil.

Methods

Extended criteria donors in donation after brain death organs preserved by HOPE were accepted for higher-risk candidates needing expedited transplantation, perceived as those who would benefit most from the technique because of its limited availability. Extended criteria donors was defined by the Eurotransplant criteria. High-risk transplant candidates were characterized by suboptimal surgical conditions related to the recipient or the procedure.

Results

Six HOPE-preserved graft

SUBMITTER: Boteon APCS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10635603 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature