Bookedited by Kristopher P. Croome, Paolo Muiesan, C. Burcin Taner.
Summary: This book presents the first comprehensive review of all facets of liver transplantation using DCD donors. Each of the 19 chapters are written by leading experts in the field, representing some of the most experienced DCD liver transplant programs in the world. Several topics have overlapping coverage in different chapters, providing the reader with the perspective of multiple experts on crucial topics. Chapters also highlight the steps towards building a DCD liver transplant program, the importance of donor and recipient selection, as well as state-of-the-art developments and future directions in the utilization of these organs. Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) Liver Transplantation serves as a valuable resource for all those involved in liver transplantation using DCD donors.
Contents:
The History of DCD Liver Transplant
Ethics and Law of DCD Transplant
Donor Procurement Operation in Donation after Circulatory Death Donors
Predicting the likelihood a DCD donor will expire
Warm Ischemia time
Ischemia Reperfusion Injury and therapeutic strategy in Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) liver transplantation
Donor Selection in DCD liver transplantation
Thrombolytic Therapy in Liver Transplantation Using Grafts from Donation After Circulatory Death Donors
Recipient Selection in DCD-Liver Transplantation
Outcomes in DCD liver transplantation
Non-biliary Complications Associated with liver grafts from Donation After circulatory Death donors
Ischemic Cholangiopathy
Hypothermic machine perfusion in liver transplantation using grafts from donation after circulatory death donors
Normothermic Regional Perfusion
Ex Vivo Normothermic Machine Perfusion
Liver Transplantation From Uncontrolled DCD Donors
Developing a DCD Liver Transplant Program
Anesthesia for DCD Liver Transplantation
DCD Liver Transplant: The OPO Perspective.