BACKGROUND: The graft shortages make multiorgan procurements mandatory. We describe the results of a regional procurement team policy that has been employed over a 5-year period. METHODS: Three hundred forty-three multiorgan procurements were performed by a regional team using an en bloc harvesting method. RESULTS: Among 1374 grafts procured, none was discarded because of iatrogenic injuries. In three instances the liver, the pancreas, and the small bowel were procured simultaneously and transplanted to different recipients. In 42 instances the liver was not allocated to our center. Forty liver teams (95%) from 11 institutions agreed to allow the regional procurement team to run the donor procedure. CONCLUSIONS: Our experience confirms that a regional team can successfully manage most multiorgan procurements including complex donor procedures, such as simultaneous procurement of liver, pancreas, and intestine from the same donor for transplantation to different recipients.
BACKGROUND: The graft shortages make multiorgan procurements mandatory. We describe the results of a regional procurement team policy that has been employed over a 5-year period. METHODS: Three hundred forty-three multiorgan procurements were performed by a regional team using an en bloc harvesting method. RESULTS: Among 1374 grafts procured, none was discarded because of iatrogenic injuries. In three instances the liver, the pancreas, and the small bowel were procured simultaneously and transplanted to different recipients. In 42 instances the liver was not allocated to our center. Forty liver teams (95%) from 11 institutions agreed to allow the regional procurement team to run the donor procedure. CONCLUSIONS: Our experience confirms that a regional team can successfully manage most multiorgan procurements including complex donor procedures, such as simultaneous procurement of liver, pancreas, and intestine from the same donor for transplantation to different recipients.
Authors: R J Lynch; A K Mathur; J C Hundley; J Kubus; R E Pietroski; B J Mattice; J D Punch; M J Englesbe Journal: Am J Transplant Date: 2009-07-28 Impact factor: 8.086
Authors: Zhizhou Yang; William D Gerull; Hailey M Shepherd; Gary F Marklin; Tsuyoshi Takahashi; Bryan F Meyers; Benjamin D Kozower; G Alexander Patterson; Ruben G Nava; Ramsey R Hachem; Chad A Witt; Derek E Byers; Rodrigo Vazquez Guillamet; Michael K Pasque; Yan Yan; Daniel Kreisel; Varun Puri Journal: Am J Transplant Date: 2021-03-11 Impact factor: 9.369