Machine perfusion for livers from donation after circulatory death
This study tests a new way to preserve donated livers (called machine perfusion) after they are recovered from donors who died from circulatory causes. It aims to see if this method helps the liver work better before transplant.
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Who can take part
- The donated liver must come from a donor who is 18 years or older, with a body mass index (BMI) under 35, and whose heart stopped for less than 30 minutes before the organ was preserved.
- You must be 18 or older and listed on the standard (non-urgent) liver transplant waiting list.
- This must be your first liver transplant.
- You cannot have conditions that make surgery very risky, like major blood clots in the liver's blood vessels or previous complex stomach surgery.
- You and the donor family must give permission for the donated liver to be used in this research.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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