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Successful liver transplantation could revolutionize transplantation

“Race against time”This is how all the specialists describe organ transplantation. Twelve hours for the liver, four for the heart. The maximum time between removal and re-implantation depends on the organ, but never exceeds a few hours. In addition, the lack of oxygen in the blood supply can cause irreversible damage to it. A very short period of time during which teams must deliver the vaccine to the hospital of the recipient, assemble a team, and prepare a block, day or night. Getting rid of this constraint would be a revolution, but lately it has been a bit less of a fantasy.

The versatile Swiss team: P.r: Pierre-Alain Clavien, a gastrointestinal surgeon at the University Hospital of Zurich, has developed a machine that allows the human liver to be kept at 37 ° C for up to three days before re-implantation. The first operation with the vaccine passed through the device…

Source: Le Figaro

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