Comments on “Regulations and Procurement Surgery in DCD Liver Transplantation: Expert Consensus Guidance From the International Liver Transplantation Society”

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perfusion in liver transplantation in the near future. Reduction in variable DCD liver recovery will be tremendously impactful in increasing the utilization of DCD livers and reducing graft discard rates.

Regulations and Procurement Surgery in DCD Liver Transplantation: The Custodial Role of Professional Societies in the DCD and Liver Perfusion Revolution

“…W e thank Dr Choubey and Dr Ortiz for their interest in and insightful commentary regarding our International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS) consensus guidelines on regulations and procurement surgery in controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD) liver transplantation. 1,2 Based on logistical and technical as well as ethical complexities associated with cDCD, we agree it is essential to have clear, consistent language describing the cDCD process and organ recovery. This is important to achieving our goals as transplant professionals of not only optimizing graft utilization rates and outcomes but also maintaining a high degree of confidence in our work among the remainder of the medical community and population at large.…”