Attaching importance to mechanical perfusion of donor liver and promoting high-quality development of liver transplantation

With the increasing quantity of organ donors and the continual expansion of the definition of extended criteria donor (ECD) livers, the quality of donor liver has become a prominent issue affecting the high-quality development of liver transplantation, which is also the study focus in related fields. Resolving the shortage of organs to the maximal extent and promoting the high-quality development of organ transplantation lead the development direction of organ donation and transplantation in China. In recent years, the application of mechanical perfusion (MP) for the perfusion, preservation, evaluation and repair of donor liver has become a hot topic to improve the quality of liver transplantation within the international community. In this article, according to different conditions of the application of ECD livers in liver transplantation at home and abroad in combination with the research progress on MP in the international community and relevant research experience of our center, the feasibility of establishing an organ intensive care unit (ICU) with integrated organ protection techniques was discussed, aiming to promote the high-quality development of organ transplantation in China and further expand the technical connotation of the "Chinese model" of organ donation and transplantation.