Posttransplant Health–economic Impact of Normothermic Machine Perfusion (Back-to-base Model): Advancing Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplants With Improved Outcomes and Reduced Wait Times
Use of NMP does not decrease postoperative direct costs after DCD LT. However, with the use of NMP, a greater number of DCD liver grafts can be used, from a broader range of donors, wait time to transplant can be reduced, and waitlist survival can be improved while improving relevant clinical outcomes. The overall cost savings achieved by transplanting patients quickly at low Model for End-stage Liver Disease scores and improving waitlist morbidity should be further explored.
Authors
- Annelise Nolan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3831-2056)
- April Logan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5811-1294)
- Ashley Limkemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4613-7083)
- Austin D. Schenk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4877-1042)
- Musab Alebrahim
- W. Kenneth Washburn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2798-2951)
- Ayato Obana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0322-4299)
- Leonid Gorelik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4284-6453)
- Sylvester M. Black (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3595-1159)
- Sai Rithin Punjala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8238-0996)
- Navdeep Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2879-5768)
- Lauren Von Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8537-6215)
- Manoj H. Iyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9859-7201)
- Wei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3461-6658)
Institutions
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transplantation Direct
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/txd.0000000000001861
- Primary Topic
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00