Can portable technology solve the critical race against time in organ transplants?
In short: Every minute a donated organ remains on ice, the risk to the recipient increases. Cardiothoracic surgeon Abbas Ardehali explains how a new breakthrough in machine perfusion could change the future of transplantation.
While organ transplants are life-saving, they face two major hurdles: the rapid deterioration of organs kept on ice and the persistent risk of the body rejecting the new organ. Abbas Ardehali introduces machine perfusion, a portable platform designed to keep organs alive outside the body, potentially providing more time for successful procedures.
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