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Editorial
. 2022 Mar 24:35:10257.
doi: 10.3389/ti.2022.10257. eCollection 2022.

Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation-A Randomised Trial and Beyond

Peter Friend  1 , Joerg-Matthias Pollok  2
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Editorial

Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation-A Randomised Trial and Beyond

Peter Friend et al. Transpl Int. .
No abstract available

Keywords: DCD; hypothermic perfusion; liver transplantation; machine perfusion; oxygen.

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Conflict of interest statement

PF is co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of OrganOx Ltd, a company established to develop machine perfusion technology in Transplantation. The remaining author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

Comment on

  • Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation - A Randomized Trial.
    van Rijn R, Schurink IJ, de Vries Y, van den Berg AP, Cortes Cerisuelo M, Darwish Murad S, Erdmann JI, Gilbo N, de Haas RJ, Heaton N, van Hoek B, Huurman VAL, Jochmans I, van Leeuwen OB, de Meijer VE, Monbaliu D, Polak WG, Slangen JJG, Troisi RI, Vanlander A, de Jonge J, Porte RJ; DHOPE-DCD Trial Investigators. van Rijn R, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 Apr 15;384(15):1391-1401. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2031532. Epub 2021 Feb 24. N Engl J Med. 2021. PMID: 33626248 Clinical Trial.

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