Long-distance donor heart procurement using an innovative cold static storage system

The global lack of donor shortage poses a major limitation for heart transplantation. New concepts with expanded donor inclusion criteria comprise extended transport distances and prolonged ischemic times with the aim of reaching a larger number of potential donors. Recent developments in cold stora...

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Published inPerfusion Vol. 39; no. 5; pp. 1006 - 1008
Main Authors Schmiady, Martin O, Bec, Leszek P, Shallah, Mohammed, Flammer, Andreas J, Vogt, Paul R, Wilhelm, Markus J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.07.2024
Subjects
Adult
Cold Temperature
Female
Heart Transplantation - methods
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Organ Preservation - instrumentation
Organ Preservation - methods
Tissue and Organ Procurement - methods
Tissue Donors - supply & distribution
hypothermic injury
organ transportation
controlled cold storage
heart transplantation
ischemic time
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Summary:The global lack of donor shortage poses a major limitation for heart transplantation. New concepts with expanded donor inclusion criteria comprise extended transport distances and prolonged ischemic times with the aim of reaching a larger number of potential donors. Recent developments in cold storage solutions may allow more donor hearts with prolonged ischemic times to be use for transplantation in the future. We present our experience during a long-distance donor heart procurement with the longest reported transport distance and transport time in the current literature. This was made possible through the use of SherpaPak™, an innovative cold storage system which allows for controlled temperatures during transportation.
ISSN:0267-6591
1477-111X
DOI:10.1177/02676591231163018