Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) Liver Transplantation

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. The History of DCD Liver Transplant

   • Adam S. A. Gracon, David P. Foley

   Pages 1-13

3. Ethics and Law of DCD Transplant

   • Annalisa Dolcet, Kristopher P. Croome, Nigel Heaton

   Pages 15-37

4. Donor Procurement Operation in Donation After Circulatory Death Donors

   • David D. Lee, Martin D. Jendrisak

   Pages 39-50

5. Predicting the Likelihood a DCD Donor Will Expire

   • Lauren Ng, W. D. Freeman, Eelco F. M. Wijdicks

   Pages 51-59

6. Warm Ischemia Time

   • Kristopher P. Croome, C. Burcin Taner

   Pages 61-71

7. Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury and Therapeutic Strategy in Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation

   • Toru Goto, Markus Selzner

   Pages 73-86

8. Donor Selection in DCD Liver Transplantation

   • Miriam Cortes-Cerisuelo, Andrea Schlegel

   Pages 87-112

9. Thrombolytic Therapy in Liver Transplantation Using Grafts from Donation After Circulatory Death Donors

   • Marit Kalisvaart, Jeroen de Jonge

   Pages 113-119

10. Recipient Selection in DCD Liver Transplantation

    • Humberto Bohorquez, Ari J. Cohen, George E. Loss

    Pages 121-136

11. Outcomes in DCD Liver Transplantation

    • Andrea Schlegel, Rebecca Panconesi, Paolo Muiesan

    Pages 137-160

12. Non-biliary Complications Associated with Liver Grafts from Donation After Circulatory Death Donors

    • Shelly Wilson, David Goldberg, Peter Abt

    Pages 161-166

13. Ischemic Cholangiopathy

    • Kristopher P. Croome, C. Burcin Taner

    Pages 167-190

14. Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Liver Transplantation Using Grafts From Donation After Circulatory Death Donors

    • Andrea Schlegel, Matteo Mueller, Philipp Dutkowski

    Pages 191-203

15. Normothermic Regional Perfusion

    • Christopher J. E. Watson

    Pages 205-216

16. Ex Vivo Normothermic Machine Perfusion

    • Daniele Pezzati, Qiang Liu, Cristiano Quintini

    Pages 217-235

17. Liver Transplantation From Uncontrolled DCD Donors

    • Amelia J. Hessheimer, Alba Torroella, Constantino Fondevila

    Pages 237-247

18. Developing a DCD Liver Transplant Program

    • Amit K. Mathur, Adyr A. Moss

    Pages 249-259

19. Anesthesia for DCD Liver Transplantation

    • Ryan M. Chadha, Stephen Aniskevich

    Pages 261-266

20. DCD Liver Transplant: The OPO Perspective

    • Danielle Balbis, Heather Markuson

    Pages 267-281

This book presents the first comprehensive review of all facets of liver transplantation using DCD donors. Each of the 19 chapters are written by leading experts in the field, representing some of the most experienced DCD liver transplant programs in the world.  Several topics have overlapping coverage in different chapters, providing the reader with the perspective of multiple experts on crucial topics. Chapters also highlight the steps towards building a DCD liver transplant program, the importance of donor and recipient selection, as well as state-of-the-art developments and future directions in the utilization of these organs.


Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) Liver Transplantation serves as a valuable resource for all those involved in liver transplantation using DCD donors.

• DCD Donor
• Warm Ischemia Time
• Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
• tPA and Thrombolytic Therapy
• DCD Recipient Selection
• Hypothermic Machine Perfusion
• Normothermic Machine Perfusion
• DCD Liver Transplant Program
• hepatology

• Department of Transplant, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA

  Kristopher P. Croome, C. Burcin Taner

• Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK

  Paolo Muiesan

Kristopher P. Croome
Department of Transplant
Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, FL
USA



Paolo Muiesan
Liver Unit
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Mindelson Way
Birmingham, West Midlands
UK


C. Burcin Taner
Department of Transplant
Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, FL
USA

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