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Adams, Bradley L.

0000-0002-2387-0610

A5003075130 | I4405259003

Mayo Clinic

Southwest Transplant Alliance

Citations 2

Moving Forward With Normothermic Regional Perfusion Amidst Ethical Controversy

The American Journal of Bioethics | June 3, 2024 | Volume: 24 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 41-43

10.1080/15265161.2024.2337431 | PMID 38829602

The American Society of Transplant Surgeons Consensus Statement on Normothermic Regional Perfusion

Transplantation | January 23, 2024 | Volume: 108 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 312-318

10.1097/tp.0000000000004894 | PMID 38254280

On June 3, 2023, the American Society of Transplant Surgeons convened a meeting in San Diego, California to (1) develop a consensus statement with supporting data on the ethical tenets of thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) and abdominal NRP; (2) provide guidelines for the standards of practice that should govern thoracoabdominal NRP and abdominal NRP; and (3) develop and implement a central database for the collection of NRP donor and recipient data in the United States. National and international leaders in the fields of neuroscience, transplantation, critical care, NRP, Organ Procurement Organizations, transplant centers, and donor families participated. The conference was designed to focus on the controversial issues of neurological flow and function in donation after circulatory death donors during NRP and propose technical standards necessary to ensure that this procedure is performed safely and effectively. This article discusses major topics and conclusions addressed at the meeting.