Evaluation of Ischemic Injury during Liver Procurement from Non-Heart-Beating Donors

Abstract

The period of cardiac arrest is the determinant factor of liver viability after liver transplantation from non-heart-beating donors. As early markers of endothelial or hepatocellular damage, hyaluronic acid or alpha-glutathione-S-transferase levels may help to evaluate the ischemic injury of a potential donor.