Pilot Study to Assess Safety and Feasibility of Normothermic Machine Preservation In Human Liver Transplantation

Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) preservation is a promising method to decrease the complication of marginal donor livers compared to cold storage (CS). The aim of this project is to assess safety and feasibility of NMP in human liver transplantation. This will be a single center prospective cohort pilot study. Thirty-two livers with acceptable quality for transplantation will be preserved with NMP in 2-18 hours and transplanted. The follow-up period will be 6 months post-transplantation. The outcome will be compared to 100 historical patients transplanted in our program in the past 5 years (liver preserved using CS) with matched characteristics on age, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score, preservation time, etc.