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. 2022 Jan 21:12:113-115.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2022.01.016. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Normothermic regional perfusion surgical technique for the procurement of cardiac donors after circulatory death

Amy G Fiedler  1 , Stephen DeVries  1 , Clarisa Czekajlo  1 , Jason W Smith  1
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Normothermic regional perfusion surgical technique for the procurement of cardiac donors after circulatory death

Amy G Fiedler et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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VA-ECMO NRP circuit used in a University of Wisconsin DCD heart procurement.
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Figure 1
The University of Wisconsin venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation normothermic regional perfusion circuit disassembled into portable travel packs.
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Video 1
Donor graft cannulated for VA-ECMO NRP in the assessment period off support following a 45-minute period of reperfusion. Video available at: https://www.jtcvs.org/article/S2666-2507(22)00046-3/fulltext.
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Figure 2
The University of Wisconsin venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation normothermic regional perfusion circuit primed and ready for use.
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