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Intermountain Healthcare—Days of Using Coolers to Transport Organs May Soon Be Over
In this article, Intermountain Healthcare transplant surgeons perform the first ever liver transplants in Utah with organs preserved by the LifePort® Liver Transporter during the clinical trial, PILOT™. PILOT (Perfusion to Improve Liver Outcomes in...
Fox19—UC Health Performs First Cold Pump Liver Transplant
In this article from FOX19 NOW, meet the first liver transplant patient to receive a cold pump liver which was pumped on a LifePort® Liver Transporter during its clinical trial, PILOT™. PILOT (Perfusion to Improve Liver Outcomes in Transplantation) is a...
ABC12 News—Organ Transplant Goes Hi-tech
In this article, Intermountain Healthcare takes part in the PILOT™ clinical trial of the LifePort® Liver Transporter. PILOT (Perfusion to Improve Liver Outcomes in Transplantation) is a prospective randomized multi-center oxygenated hypothermic machine...
KSLTV—Doctors Testing New Liver Transplant Transport System
In this article, KSLTV of Salt Lake City reports on Intermountain Healthcare’s participation in the LifePort Liver Transporter clinical trial. “We’re keeping that liver working in a somewhat normal, physiologic state during the time that it’s out of the donor’s body...
University Hospital—University Hospital Performs First Transplant with Machine Preserved Liver in the State of New Jersey
In this press release, University Hospital announces the successful transplantation of a donated liver preserved by portable hypothermic machine perfusion, a first in the state of New Jersey. The liver was preserved using the LifePort® Liver Transporter during the...
Gift of Life Family House—Supporter Spotlight
In this article from Gift of Life Family House learn how Organ Recovery Systems proudly supports the Family House and its mission to serve as a “Home Away from Home” for transplant families. “Supporting the transplant community is something I personally take to heart,...
UNOS Insights—The Hypothermic Option
In this UNOS Insights article, learn the story behind Organ Recovery Systems and how LifePort® Liver Transporter was developed from the success of LifePort Kidney Transporter. “A company focused on organ preservation products and services; Organ Recovery Systems was...
Transplant Games of America
July 29, 2022 to August 3, 2022 San Diego, CA Produced by the Transplant Life Foundation, the Transplant Games honor the lasting legacy of donors who gave the ultimate gift of life, highlight the need for and importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation, celebrate...
HMP of Kidneys Compensates for Extended Storage Time: A Single Intervention With a Significant Impact
A study out of Poland by Kruszyna and Richter sought to determine whether with increased cold ischemic times (CIT) and increased use of extended criteria donors (ECD), would hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) still have the potential to improve outcomes in kidney...
Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation — A Randomized Trial
In a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial by Van Rijn, et al, they sought to compare hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion with static cold storage in liver transplantation from donation after cardiac death (DCD) donors. In this trial, they included 156...
What factors are associated with delayed graft function in a Brazilian cohort?
A multicenter retrospective study by de Sandes-Freitas et al. sought to determine the national rate of delayed graft function (DGF) and the associated risk factors with DGF. They studied 8,657 single deceased donor kidney transplants between January 2014 and December...
Optimal Donation of Kidney Transplants After Controlled Circulatory Death
Savoye et al. performed a retrospective analysis to assess early outcomes of kidney transplants in the French controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD) program by comparing them to transplants from donation after brain death (DBD) donors in the French...
Early Experience with Hypothermic Machine Perfusion of Living Donor Kidneys
Moser et al. sought to determine whether the short warm ischemic time in living donor kidney (LDK) transplantation causes damage to the kidney, and whether these kidneys could benefit from the use of hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP). In their initial experiment,...
UNOS Transplant Management Forum
April 11, 2022 to April 13, 2022 Arizona Grand Resort & Spa8000 Arizona Grand PkwyPhoenix, AZ 85044 Transplant administrators from across the country attend the UNOS Transplant Management Forum each year for its educational sessions and networking opportunities....
Evaluation of outcomes in renal transplantation with hypothermic machine perfusion for the preservation of kidneys from expanded-criteria donors
A recently released article by Savoye et al. used the data collected by The French National Transplant Registry (CRISTAL) following the implementation of a nationwide hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) program for extended criteria donor (ECD) kidney transplants. The...
Evolving Trends in Machine Perfusion for Liver Transplantation
A recent review article by Dutkowski et al. looked at the evolving evidence for machine perfusion in liver transplantation. They explored the evidence and requirements for both HMP and NMP. They presented the following information: That endpoints need to be strictly...
Renal Resistance Thresholds During HMP and Transplantation Outcomes
Sandal et al. sought to study renal resistance (RR) as an independent predictor of long-term graft survival in kidney transplant recipients whose allografts underwent HMP. They included in their analysis 422 deceased donor kidney transplants of which 59% were from ECD...
ILTS Annual Congress
May 4, 2022 to May 7, 2022 Lutfi Kirdar International Convention & Exhibition CenterHarbiye, Darülbedai Caddesi No:4, 34367 Şişli/İstanbul, Turkey The goal of the ILTS Annual Congress is to provide an excellent platform to deepen the education and knowledge of...