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(483) The Effect of Temperature Control Versus Icebox Preservation on Post Heart Transplant Outcome by F. Latif; G. Sayer; D. Lotan; J. Mendoza; M. Regan; D. Tsapepas; A. Ramakrishnan; E.M. DeFilippis; M. Yuzefpolskaya; P. Colombo; P. Kennel; J. Raikhelkar; K. Clerkin; J. Fried; E. Lin; S. Lee; Y. Naka; K. Takeda; N. Uriel is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Purpose The ice cooler method is the traditional method used to preserve and transport donors’ hearts. The Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System provides uniform cooling with temperatures from 4 to 8°C. In this study we aim to assess the clinical outcomes associated with these two methods at a large transplant center. Methods A retrospective review of consecutive adult heart transplant (HT) patients between 1/2021 to 6/2022. Patients were stratified by type of transportation method (Ice cooler vs. SherpaPak). Patient characteristics and post-transplant outcomes in HT recipients were analyzed using chi-square and Fisher tests. Results 100 patients were included in study, 40 transported with Ice cooler and 60 transported with SherpaPak. Patient age, gender and frequency of multi-organ transplants were identical between the groups (p=0.67, p= 0.72 and p=0.84 respectively) . Patients in the SherpaPak group had a numerically shorter intensive care unit length of stay (6.5 days vs. 7.5 days). Severe primary graft dysfunction was also numerically less frequent in the SherpaPak group (8% versus 18% p=0.167). 90-day mortality was 5% in the ice cooler group and 3.3% in the SherpaPak g

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Author

F. Latif; G. Sayer; D. Lotan; J. Mendoza; M. Regan; D. Tsapepas; A. Ramakrishnan; E.M. DeFilippis; M. Yuzefpolskaya; P. Colombo; P. Kennel; J. Raikhelkar; K. Clerkin; J. Fried; E. Lin; S. Lee; Y. Naka; K. Takeda; N. Uriel

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)