title: Improving donor organ function-cold to warm preservation.
abstract: This paper explores the evolution of organ preservation methods from cold preservation to the more sophisticated method of warm preservation. Both methods are detailed, and the benefits and limitations of both methods are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Ave MC 5040, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA. jeevan@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Valluvan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jeevanandam
mesh_terms: D050377:Cold Ischemia; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; D052096:Warm Ischemia
chemical_list: D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions