{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Ni C"],"funding":["Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader","School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University"],"pagination":["582"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7317895"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["21(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Perioperative ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury during liver transplantation is strongly associated with early allograft dysfunction (EAD), graft loss, and mortality. Hepatic I/R injury also causes remote damage to other organs including the renal and pulmonary systems. Dexmedetomidine (DEX), a selective α2-adrenoceptor agonist which is used as an adjuvant to general anesthesia, has been shown in preclinical studies to provide organ protection by ameliorating the effects of I/R injury in a range of tissues (including the liver). However, prospective clinical evidence of any potential benefits in improving outcomes in liver transplantation is lacking. This study aimed to verify the hypothesis that the application of dexmedetomidine during the perioperative period of liver"],"journal":["Trials"],"pubmed_title":["Study design of the DAS-OLT trial: a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of dexmedetomidine on early allograft dysfunction following liver transplantation."],"pmcid":["PMC7317895"],"funding_grant_id":["2017BR042"],"pubmed_authors":["Masters J","Yang Y","Yang L","Zhu L","Yin S","Yu W","Ni C","Cui C","Qi B","Ma D","Jiao Y"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Study design of the DAS-OLT trial: a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of dexmedetomidine on early allograft dysfunction following liver transplantation.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Perioperative ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury during liver transplantation is strongly associated with early allograft dysfunction (EAD), graft loss, and mortality. Hepatic I/R injury also causes remote damage to other organs including the renal and pulmonary systems. Dexmedetomidine (DEX), a selective α2-adrenoceptor agonist which is used as an adjuvant to general anesthesia, has been shown in preclinical studies to provide organ protection by ameliorating the effects of I/R injury in a range of tissues (including the liver). However, prospective clinical evidence of any potential benefits in improving outcomes in liver transplantation is lacking. This study aimed to verify the hypothesis that the application of dexmedetomidine during the perioperative period of liver","dates":{"release":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2020 Jun","modification":"2025-04-05T13:42:08.725Z","creation":"2020-07-04T07:12:02Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7317895","cross_references":{"pubmed":["32591004"],"doi":["10.1186/s13063-020-04497-7"]}}