Reply to: "How many liver grafts could be recovered after implementation of donation after cardiac death in Germany?"

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¹ Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Swiss HPB Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
² Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Swiss HPB Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: philipp.dutkowski@usz.ch.
³ Transplantation Center, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute and Department of Immunity and Inflammation, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Centre of Preclinical Research, Milan, 20122, Italy.

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Janina Eden et al. J Hepatol. 2023 Sep.

. 2023 Sep;79(3):e120-e121.

doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.05.014. Epub 2023 May 26.

¹ Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Swiss HPB Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
² Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Swiss HPB Center, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: philipp.dutkowski@usz.ch.
³ Transplantation Center, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute and Department of Immunity and Inflammation, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA; Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Centre of Preclinical Research, Milan, 20122, Italy.

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Keywords: DCD III liver transplantation; assessment center; utilization rates.

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Utilization of livers donated after circulatory death for transplantation - An international comparison.
Eden J, Sousa Da Silva R, Cortes-Cerisuelo M, Croome K, De Carlis R, Hessheimer AJ, Muller X, de Goeij F, Banz V, Magini G, Compagnon P, Elmer A, Lauterio A, Panconesi R, Widmer J, Dondossola D, Muiesan P, Monbaliu D, de Rosner van Rosmalen M, Detry O, Fondevila C, Jochmans I, Pirenne J, Immer F, Oniscu GC, de Jonge J, Lesurtel M, De Carlis LG, Taner CB, Heaton N, Schlegel A, Dutkowski P. Eden J, et al. J Hepatol. 2023 May;78(5):1007-1016. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.01.025. Epub 2023 Feb 4. J Hepatol. 2023. PMID: 36740047
How many liver grafts could be recovered after implementation of donation after cardiac death in Germany?
Moosburner S, Sauer IM, Weiß B, Pratschke J, Raschzok N. Moosburner S, et al. J Hepatol. 2023 Sep;79(3):e118-e120. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.03.001. Epub 2023 Mar 11. J Hepatol. 2023. PMID: 36913982 No abstract available.