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Dorobisz T, Dorobisz K, Patrzałek D, Janczak D. Comparison of Perfusion Pressure in Aorta Using High-Pressure Perfusion and Gravity Perfusion During the Kidney Transplant Procedure. Transplant Proc 2021; 53:1905-1908. [PMID: 34332783 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Organ perfusion is an element of organ donation aimed at cooling the organ, washing out morphotic elements, and creating favorable conditions for the storage and transport of organs. Depending on the method used, perfusion is performed under gravity perfusion (GP) or perfusion under high pressure (HPP). This study aimed to measure the pressure of the perfusion fluid in the abdominal aorta during the use of GP and HPP. The study was performed during 35 organ procurements from deceased donors. The direct proportional increase of pressure in the aorta, depending on the applied perfusion method, was observed. GP was on average 37.8 mm Hg; using a pressure of 50 mm Hg in the HPP, an average of 57 mm Hg was obtained, and using a pressure of 200 mm Hg, 99.4 mm Hg was obtained. The study found that during the application of GP, the pressure generated in the abdominal aorta is low, which may lead to inadequate perfusion of organs. HPP is a faster method that leads to a proper perfusion of the procured organs and is also a safe method because, despite the use of high pressure, no damage to the transplanted kidneys was observed.
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- Tadeusz Dorobisz
- Department of Vascular, General, and Transplantation Surgery, Division of Endovascular Surgery, Medical University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Vascular, General, and Transplantation Surgery, Medical University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Vascular, General, and Transplantation Surgery, Medical University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland
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Czigány Z, Iwasaki J, Yagi S, Nagai K, Szijártó A, Uemoto S, Tolba RH. Improving Research Practice in Rat Orthotopic and Partial Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Review, Recommendation, and Publication Guide. Eur Surg Res 2015; 55:119-38. [DOI: 10.1159/000437095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2015] [Accepted: 06/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Background: Due to a worldwide shortage of donor organs for liver transplantation, alternative approaches, such as split and living donor liver transplantations, were introduced to increase the donor pool and reduce mortality on liver transplant waiting lists. Numerous details concerning the mechanisms and pathophysiology of liver regeneration, small-for-size syndrome, rejection, and tolerance in partial liver transplantation facilitated the development of various animal models. The high number of preclinical animal studies contributed enormously to our understanding of many clinical aspects of living donor and partial liver transplantations. Summary: Microsurgical rat models of partial orthotopic liver transplantation are well established and widely used. Nevertheless, several issues regarding this procedure are controversial, not clarified, or not yet properly standardized (graft rearterialization, size reduction techniques, etc.). The major aim of this literature review is to give the reader a current overview of rat orthotopic liver transplantation models with a special focus on partial liver transplantation. The aspects of model evolution, microsurgical training, and different technical problems are analyzed and discussed in detail. Our further aim in this paper is to elaborate a detailed publication guide in order to improve the quality of reporting in the field of rat liver transplantation according to the ARRIVE guidelines and the 3R principle. Key Messages: Partial orthotopic liver transplantation in rats is an indispensable, reliable, and cost-efficient model for transplantation research. A certain consensus on different technical issues and a significant improvement in scientific reporting are essential to improve transparency and comparability in this field as well as to foster refinement.
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Beyond poiseuille: preservation fluid flow in an experimental model. J Transplant 2013; 2013:605326. [PMID: 24062943 PMCID: PMC3770057 DOI: 10.1155/2013/605326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Poiseuille's equation describes the relationship between fluid viscosity, pressure, tubing diameter, and flow, yet it is not known if cold organ perfusion systems follow this equation. We investigated these relationships in an ex vivo model and aimed to offer some rationale for equipment selection. Increasing the cannula size from 14 to 20 Fr increased flow rate by a mean (SD) of 13 (12)%. Marshall's hyperosmolar citrate was three times less viscous than UW solution, but flows were only 45% faster. Doubling the bag pressure led to a mean (SD) flow rate increase of only 19 (13)%, not twice the rate. When external pressure devices were used, 100 mmHg of continuous pressure increased flow by a mean (SD) of 43 (17)% when compared to the same pressure applied initially only. Poiseuille's equation was not followed; this is most likely due to “slipping” of preservation fluid within the plastic tubing. Cannula size made little difference over the ranges examined; flows are primarily determined by bag pressure and fluid viscosity. External infusor devices require continuous pressurisation to deliver high flow. Future studies examining the impact of perfusion variables on graft outcomes should include detailed equipment descriptions.
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Post ICJH, Dirkes MC, Heger M, Verheij J, de Bruin KM, de Korte D, Bennink RJ, van Gulik TM. Efficacy of liver graft washout as a function of the perfusate, pressure, and temperature. Liver Transpl 2013; 19:843-51. [PMID: 23696414 DOI: 10.1002/lt.23670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2012] [Accepted: 04/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Donor graft washout can be impaired by colloids in organ preservation solutions that increase the viscosity and agglutinative propensity of red blood cells (RBCs) and potentially decrease organ function. The colloid-induced agglutinative effects on RBCs and RBC retention after liver washout with Ringer's lactate (RL), histidine tryptophan ketoglutarate solution, University of Wisconsin solution, and Polysol were determined as a function of the washout pressure (15 or 100 mm Hg) and temperature (4 or 37°C) in a rat liver washout model with (99m) Tc-pertechnetate-labeled RBCs. Colloids (polyethylene glycol in Polysol and hydroxyethyl starch in University of Wisconsin) induced RBC agglutination, regardless of the solution's composition. RL was associated with the lowest degree of (99m) Tc-pertechnetate-labeled RBC retention after simultaneous arterial and portal washout at 37°C and 100 mm Hg. RL washout was also associated with the shortest washout time. A single portal washout with any of the solutions did not result in differences in the degree of RBC retention, regardless of the temperature or pressure. In conclusion, no differences were found in portal washout efficacy between colloidal solutions, histidine tryptophan ketoglutarate, and RL. Simultaneous arterial and portal washout with RL at 37°C and 100 mm Hg resulted in the least RBC retention and the shortest washout time.
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- Ivo C J H Post
- Department of Surgery (Surgical Laboratory), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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't Hart NA, der van Plaats A, Leuvenink HGD, van Goor H, Wiersema-Buist J, Verkerke GJ, Rakhorst G, Ploeg RJ. Determination of an adequate perfusion pressure for continuous dual vessel hypothermic machine perfusion of the rat liver. Transpl Int 2007; 20:343-52. [PMID: 17326775 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2006.00433.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) provides better protection against ischemic damage of the kidney compared to cold-storage. The required perfusion pressures needed for optimal HMP of the liver are, however, unknown. Rat livers were preserved in University of Wisconsin organ preservation solution enriched with acridine orange (AO) to stain viable cells and propidium iodide (PI) to detect dead cells. Perfusion pressures of 12.5%, 25% or 50% of physiologic perfusion pressures were compared. Intravital fluorescence microscopy was used to assess liver perfusion by measuring the percentage of AO staining. After 1-h, the perfusion pressure of 12.5% revealed 72% +/- 3% perfusion of mainly the acinary zones one and two. The perfusion pressure of 25% and 50% showed complete perfusion. Furthermore, 12.5% showed 14.7 +/- 3.6, 25% showed 3.7 +/- 0.9, and 50% showed 11.2 +/- 1.4 PI positive cells. One hour was followed by another series of experiments comprising 24-h preservation. In comparison with 24-h cold-storage, HMP at 25% showed less PI positive cells and HMP at 50% showed more PI positive cells. In summary, perfusion at 25% showed complete perfusion, demonstrated by AO staining, with minimal cellular injury, shown with PI. This study indicates that fine-tuning of the perfusion pressure is crucial to balance (in)complete perfusion and endothelial injury.
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- Nils A 't Hart
- Surgery Research Laboratory, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Puhl G, Olschewski P, Schöning W, Hunold G, Liesaus HG, Winkler R, Neumann UP, Schubert TEO, Schmitz V, Neuhaus P. Low viscosity histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate graft flush improves subsequent extended cold storage in University of Wisconsin solution in an extracorporeal rat liver perfusion and rat liver transplantation model. Liver Transpl 2006; 12:1841-9. [PMID: 17031829 DOI: 10.1002/lt.20913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Adequate flushing for liver donation requires large fluid volumes delivered at a high flow. This can be achieved more effectively with crystalloid solutions than with colloid-based solutions. This study examined the combination of initial histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate solution (HTK) graft flush and subsequent storage in University of Wisconsin solution (UW) to that of the single use of each solution. Livers from inbred Wistar rats were procured using aortic perfusion with UW or HTK for initial perfusion and reflushed after 30 minutes using either solution. In a third group, after perfusion with HTK, organs were reflushed with UW. A 60-minute in-vitro recirculating perfusion was performed after 24 hours of cold storage in the subsequent solution, as well as allotransplantation after 18 and 24 hours of cold storage. In extracorporeal perfusion, the HTK flush followed by UW storage was superior compared to the single use of either UW or HTK solution, as measured by portal venous pressure, bile flow, liver enzymes released into the effluent perfusate, glycerol leakage, and histological examinations. These data were consistent with the transplantation study. Histological damage and enzyme release after 5-day survival were lowest in the HTK flush and subsequent UW storage groups following 18 hours of cold storage; likewise, the 5-day survival was superior following 24 hours of cold storage. In conclusion, the combined use of HTK solution for initial graft rinse and subsequent storage in UW solution resulted in a cumulative protection. Choosing low-viscosity HTK solution for the initial organ flush may represent a feasible improvement in liver preservation, which also further reduces the required amount of UW solution.
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- Gero Puhl
- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Charité Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.
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Brockmann JG, Vaidya A, Reddy S, Friend PJ. Retrieval of abdominal organs for transplantation. Br J Surg 2006; 93:133-46. [PMID: 16432811 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.5228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Organ retrieval and donor management are not yet standardized. Different transplant centres apply various techniques, such as single or dual organ perfusion, dissection in the cold or warm, and single or en bloc organ removal. These different approaches may cause inconvenience, especially when more than one organ retrieval team is involved. METHODS Cochrane Library, Medline and PubMed were searched for publications on multiorgan donor/donation, retrieval technique and procurement. Levels of evidence and grades of recommendation were evaluated based on current advice from the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. RESULTS Multiorgan donation itself does not compromise the outcome of individual organ transplants. Dissection of abdominal organs for transplantation is best performed after cold perfusion. Abdominal organs should be removed rapidly, en bloc, and separated during back-table dissection in the cold, particularly if pancreas or intestine is included. Perfusion itself should be carried out after single cannulation of the aorta with an increased pressure. CONCLUSION Although the literature on organ retrieval is extensive, the level of evidence provided is mainly low. Nevertheless, optimized donor treatment and organ retrieval should increase the number and quality of cadaveric donor organs and improve graft function and survival.
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- J G Brockmann
- Nuffield Department of Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK
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't Hart NA, van der Plaats A, Leuvenink HGD, Wiersema-Buist J, Olinga P, van Luyn MJA, Verkerke GJ, Rakhorst G, Ploeg RJ. Initial blood washout during organ procurement determines liver injury and function after preservation and reperfusion. Am J Transplant 2004; 4:1836-44. [PMID: 15476484 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2004.00580.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Organ procurement is the first step toward effective liver preservation and comprises a thorough washout of blood components from the microvasculature. To study the efficacy of optimal blood washout of the liver, three groups were compared including low-pressure perfusion with UW-CSS (12 mmHg, group A), which is the routine method in clinical practice, high-pressure perfusion with UW-CSS (100 mmHg, group B) and low-pressure perfusion with modified UW solution (12 mmHg, group C). After procurement all livers were preserved in original UW-CSS for 0, 24 or 48 h, followed by reperfusion in oxygenated Williams Medium E for 24 h at 37 degrees C. Histology results of livers procured in group A, showed good hepatocyte viability but also remaining erythrocytes. However, injury parameters were high and ATP concentrations were low. No functional differences were found. Group B, high pressure, and group C, modified UW-CSS, both showed better results. High-pressure washout is preferable since the warm ischemia time during procurement is short. We propose to use high-pressure UW-CSS perfusion for the initial blood washout of the donor liver instead of the usually used low-pressure washout.
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- Nils A 't Hart
- University Hospital Groningen, Surgery Research Laboratory, Hanzeplein 1, 9713 GZ Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Iaria G, Tisone G, Pisani F, Buonomo O, Camplone C, Pollicita S, Torri E, Anselmo A, Casciani CU. High-pressure perfusion versus gravity perfusion in liver harvesting: results from a prospective randomized study. Transplant Proc 2001; 33:957-8. [PMID: 11267144 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(00)02284-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- G Iaria
- Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata,", Rome, Italy
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Richter S, Yamauchi JI, Minor T, Menger MD, Vollmar B. Heparin and phentolamine combined, rather than heparin alone, improves hepatic microvascular procurement in a non-heart-beating donor rat-model. Transpl Int 2000. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2000.tb01071.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Yamauchi J, Richter S, Vollmar B, Menger MD, Minor T. Microcirculatory perfusion pattern during harvest of livers from non-heart-beating donors: beneficial effect of warm preflush with streptokinase. Transplant Proc 2000; 32:21-2. [PMID: 10700950 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(99)00858-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- J Yamauchi
- Institute for Clinical & Experimental Surgery, University of Saarland, Germany
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Richter S, Yamauchi J, Minor T, Vollmar B, Menger MD. Effect of warm ischemia time and organ perfusion technique on liver microvascular preservation in a non-heart-beating rat model. Transplantation 2000; 69:20-4. [PMID: 10653374 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200001150-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Current organ shortage has led to a reconsideration of non-heart-beating cadaveric donation. METHODS We assessed the effectivity of dual, i.e., arterial and portal-venous versus exclusive, arterial gravity perfusion for procurement of rat livers after 30 min and 60 min of cardiac arrest, analyzing the rate and homogeneity of microvascular perfusion by in situ fluorescence microscopy. RESULTS After 30 min of cardiac arrest, a nearly 100% recovery of acinar perfusion with a sinusoidal density not significantly different from that of normal, nonischemic livers was achieved by dual gravity perfusion. Prolongation of cardiac arrest to 60 min caused an almost 50% deficit of acinar and sinusoidal perfusion (P<0.05) with a concomitant 2-3-fold increase of heterogeneity of hepatic microperfusion. Regardless of the warm ischemic time period, dually perfused livers exhibited significantly (P<0.05) higher rates of both acinar and sinusoidal perfusion with increased homogeneity of microcirculation when compared with exclusive arterial perfusion. CONCLUSION These data underline the need and benefit of dual perfusion as well as the limitation of warm ischemic tolerance to 30 min for safe liver procurement of non-heart-beating donors.
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- S Richter
- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Surgery, University of Saarland, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Tisone G, Orlando G, Pisani F, Iaria G, Negrini S, Pollicita S, Strati F, Nanni G, Castagneto M, Casciani CU. Gravity perfusion versus high-pressure perfusion in kidney transplantation: results from a prospective randomized study. Transplant Proc 1999; 31:3386-7. [PMID: 10616517 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(99)00833-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- G Tisone
- Clinica Chirurgica, Universita di Roma Tor Vergata, Ospedale S Eugenio, Italy
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