title: [Liver transplant with donated graft after controlled cardiac death. Current situation].
abstract: An increasing pressure on the liver transplant waiting list, forces us to explore new sources, in order to expand the donor pool. One of the most interesting and with a promising potential, is donation after cardiac death (DCD). Initially, this activity has developed in Spain by means of the Maastricht type II donation in the uncontrolled setting. For different reasons, donation after controlled cardiac death has been reconsidered in our country. The most outstanding circumstance involved in DCD donation is a potential ischemic stress, that could cause severe liver graft cell damage, resulting in an adverse effect on liver transplant results, in terms of complications and outcomes. The complex and particular issues related to DCD Donation will be discussed in this review.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía General, Aparato Digestivo y Trasplante de Organos Abdominales, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España. Electronic address: manuel.abradelo@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abradelo De Usera
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jiménez Romero
authors.forename: Carmelo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loinaz Segurola
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moreno González
mesh_terms: D003663:Decision Trees; D006323:Heart Arrest; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods*; D052096:Warm Ischemia
keywords: Asistolia.; Asystole.; Cardiac death; Liver transplantation; Muerte cardiocirculatoria; Trasplante hepático