Transplantation using donation after cardiac death meeting Chinese standard Ⅲ : 4 cases report / 中华器官移植杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To discuss the curative effect of transplantation using donation after cardiac death (DCD) according with Chinese standard Ⅲ (C-Ⅲ).Methods The organs were obtained from 4 DCDs from 2011 to 2012,and the clinical data of DCD transplantation were retrospectively analyzed.Withdrawal of life support occurred in the operating room.Donor warm ischemia time was 7-15 min.Results The biopsy of liver was performed on the 3rd DCD.Eight cases were subjected to renal transplantations,and 3 to liver transplantations.One patient exhibited delayed graft function of the kidney from the 4th DCD.All patients made an uneventful recovery and were discharged from the hospital without rejection or surgical complication.They were followed up in outpatient department.Conclusion The use of DCD according with C-Ⅲ is an effective way to increase the number of organs available for transplantation,and can obtain satisfactory effects.