Machine perfusion
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Machine perfusion (MP) is a technique used in organ transplantation as a means of preserving the organs which are to be transplanted.
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Machine perfusion has various forms and can be categorised according to the temperature of the perfusate: cold (4 °C) and warm (37 °C).[1] Machine perfusion has been applied to renal transplantation,[2] liver transplantation[3] and lung transplantation.[4] It is an alternative to static cold storage (SCS).