Transplantation
“Preventive and therapeutic approach to Transplantation. From transport to ex-situ perfusion of organs intended for transplantation, to the removal of autoimmune complexes under conditions of rejection”.
The world of transplantation today
Organ transplantation is the gold standard therapy in patients with terminal organ failure. To date, the number of organs available for transplantation does not meet the actual demand and this has an impact on the mortality rate of patients on the waiting list.
It is therefore necessary to increase both the quality and safety of organs for transplantation and to increase the donor pool by recruiting marginal organs, using sub-optimal or compromised grafts (Extended Criteria Donor, ECD). It is therefore of crucial relevance to act on all stages of the process: from transportation to the way the organs are stored and treated, to the patient.