Duke and Vanderbilt universities are developing innovative methods to increase heart transplant availability through donation after circulatory death (DCD). This process retrieves hearts from deceased donors whose hearts stop beating due to life support withdrawal, presenting challenges regarding organ viability. The surgeons have implemented simpler approaches for heart recovery that can preserve organ quality. Research indicates that DCD hearts function comparably to those from brain-dead donors, suggesting they can be a viable solution to address the insufficiency of donor hearts for transplantation.
Surgeons at Duke and Vanderbilt universities reported they’ve separately devised simpler approaches to retrieve hearts from donation after circulatory death (DCD), expanding availability for transplants.
These DCD hearts work just as well as hearts from brain-dead donors, suggesting that the traditional methods of organ retrieval can be effectively improved.
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