Hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers: Clinical application of HBOC-201 as an alternative to red blood cells for machine perfusion in liver transplantation

Background: Liver transplantation is the gold standard treatment option for end-stage liver diseases and failure. In recent years, ex vivo liver machine perfusion has been introduced to resuscitate livers before transplantation. The RBC-based solution is the main perfusate for this matter. Due to lo...

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Main Authors: Mahmoudreza Moein, Maham Ahmed, Fatema Arafa, Reza F. Saidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Surgery in Practice and Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666262022000626