New system could boost donor liver evaluation before transplant - US study
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have developed a real-time wireless sensor platform to monitor donor liver health during machine perfusion. This technology allows for continuous tracking of biochemical markers, potentially improving transplant outcomes by enabling early intervention.
Why it matters
Improved organ evaluation techniques could increase the success rate of transplants and expand the pool of viable donor organs.
Researchers have developed a real-time monitoring system designed to give transplant teams a more complete picture of a donor liver’s health during machine perfusion.
Published in Nature Communication s, the study by researchers at Mayo Clinic , Arizona, in collaboration with the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation in Los Angeles, represents an important step toward more accurate evaluation of donor livers, laying the groundwork for future advances in organ preservation and transplantation.
During machine perfusion, a donor liver is connected to a device that pumps oxygen-rich fluid through the organ while outside the body.
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