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New technology for Liver transplantation
February 29 , 2020
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- Liver transplantation is the accepted treatment for end-stage-liver failure and is the last option for the patient.
- Andrea Schlegel, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, U.K, who has been involved in the development of Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion (HOPE), interacted with liver and kidney transplant surgeons at MIOT International.
- Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion (HOPE) can make marginal or high-risk donor livers transplantable.
- The perfusion machine helps liver to recover from any damage it may have sustained when being removed from the donor.
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