title: Organ preservation.
abstract: This article briefly explores the mechanisms of ischemic damage and then considers the effects of cooling and other supplementary measures that can protect organs during storage. Clinical applications of this information are considered, and likely avenues for future improvements in techniques for organ preservation are discussed.
mesh_terms: D003080:Cold Temperature; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D014180:Transplantation