A great day yesterday at
@RoyalFreeNHS for the launch event of the assessment and recovery centre (ARC) pilot.
As a pioneering centre for liver preservation and optimisation prior to transplant, our institution has been selected by
@NHSBT as one of the national ARCs during this exciting trial phase.
Utilising normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) and other machine perfusion preservation strategies, it is hoped that those patients at risk of dying waiting for a lifesaving liver transplant wil be given a much needed lifeline.
If successful, this promises to greatly enhance the availability of organs for transplant that would otherwise be unsuitable and discarded - helping us to honour the wonderful gift of donation in ways we could never have achieved previously.
Many thanks for the incredible support of our industry partners
@BridgetoLifeLTD @organ_ox and
@GetingeGlobal in our ambition to drive forward innovation and equity of access to liver transplantation in the U.K.
#HPB #Liver #LiverTransplant #MachinePerfusion #NRP #NMP #HOPE #OrganDonation