title: A technique to perfuse cadavers that extends the useful life of fresh tissues: the Duke experience.
abstract: The demand for laboratory-based teaching and training is increasing worldwide as medical training and education confront the pressures of shorter training time and rising costs. This article presents a cost-effective perfusion technique that extends the useful life of fresh tissue. Refrigerated cadavers are preserved in their natural state for up to 45 days with a daily working period of ten hours. Tissues maintain their color and natural consistency throughout this period. This new process for preservation of tissue opens the door to improved surgical training and to numerous research opportunities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Messmer
authors.forename: Ryan T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Kellogg
authors.forename: Yixin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Andresa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baiak
authors.forename: Clinton
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leiweke
authors.forename: Jeffrey R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: L Scott
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Zenn
authors.forename: Detlev
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erdmann
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education; D002102:Cadaver; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D010477:Perfusion / Q000379:methods*; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*