Search Tag: liver transplantation
2021 15 May
The goal of efficiently fabricating full-sized replacement human organs and tissues for use in transplant surgeries is one step closer to fruition. A team of researchers from the University of Buffalo have developed 3D-printing technology that is able to recreate life-sized organs and limbs such as a human hand in less than 20 minutes. Engineers...Read more
2017 14 Feb
According to new research, the use of advanced critical care in children and infants with liver failure is justified because liver transplantation (OLT) can be performed on the sickest children and achieve acceptable outcomes. The survival outcomes are comparable to the general population, justifying the use of scarce donors. The study is in press...Read more
2016 28 Jul
Masimo has announced that a new study of patients undergoing liver transplantation evaluated the relationship of PVI® to right ventricular end-diastolic volume (RVEDVI) and concluded that PVI provided a “reliable estimate of [cardiac] preload status and may be a useful predictor of fluid responsiveness.” 1 PVI measures the dynamic changes in perfusion...Read more
2015 01 Jun
According to a UCLA study, a portable, finger-probe device can successfully measure liver function in brain dead adult organ donors. The study is published in the Journal of Surgical Research. UCLA researchers worked with OneLegacy, a non-profit organ and tissue recovery organisation that serves the greater Los Angeles area. In a double blind study,...Read more
2014 17 Aug
According to a new research, broader sharing of deceased donor livers does not significantly increase cold ischemia time (CIT) and should not be considered as a barrier to broader organ sharing. The findings have been published in Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver...Read more