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Study supports the use of kidneys and livers donated after cardiac death

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Doshi MD and Hunsicker LG (2007) Short- and long-term outcomes with the use of kidneys and livers donated after cardiac death. Am J Transplant 7: 122–129

A shortage of kidneys and livers for transplantation has driven interest in the use of organs from non-heartbeating donors (i.e. those donated after cardiac death [DCD]); however, DCD organs are subjected to a longer period of ischemia than those donated after brain death (DBD) and have, therefore, been considered suboptimal. Now, a retrospective analysis of long-term outcomes provides support for the use of DCD organs.

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Study supports the use of kidneys and livers donated after cardiac death. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 4, 186–187 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0433x

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