Combating Donor Organ Shortage | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由AFSunjaya著作·被引用11次—ThisreviewaimstoevaluatetheapplicationoftheOrganCareSystem(OCS...asitprovidesexcellentlong-termsurvivalandanear-normalqualityoflife[2]....Thuswithincreasingischemictime,donorheartsareatan

Introduction. Cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death globally contributing to 37% of all global deaths. A common complication of cardiovascular disease is heart failure, where, in such cases, the only solution would be to conduct a heart transplant. Every 10 minutes a new patient is added to the transplant waiting list. However, a shortage of human donors and the short window of time available to find a correct match and transplant the donors’ heart to the recipient means that numerous challenges are faced by the patient even before the operation could be done, reducing their chances of living even further. Methods. This review aims to evaluate the application of the Organ Care System (OCSTM) in improving the efficiency of heart storage based on journal articles obtained from PubMed, Elsevier Clinical Key, and Science Direct. Results. Studies have shown that OCS is capable of extending the ischemi...