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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2026; 32(9): 111199
Published online Mar 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v32.i9.111199
Table 1 Liver graft preparation for small animal liver ex vivo machine perfusion
Ref.
Via
Liver flush before MP
Kim et al[14]PV10 mL of cold UW-G solution
Dutkowski et al[15]PV2 mL + 3 mL + 1 mL of 4 °C UW solution (hydroxyethyl starch and glutathione free)
Compagnon et al[67]A, PV25 mL of ice-cold Celsior-HES solution with 500 IU of heparin
Lauschke et al[16]PV60 mL of HTK or Belzer MPS solutions
Lee et al[90]NANA
Tan et al[91]NANA
Xu et al[92]NANA
Bessems et al[17]PV50 mL of ringer lactate
Dutkowski et al[18]PV2 mL + 3 mL + 1 mL of 4 °C UW solution (hydroxyethyl starch and glutathione free)
Tolboom et al[19]PV5 mL + 5 mL of 4 °C UW solution
Vairetti et al[20]PVOxygenated KH medium
Manekeller et al[21]PVHTK or Belzer MPS solutions
Stegemann et al[22]PV20 mL of HTK or Custodiol-N solution at 4 °C
Ferrigno et al[23]PVOxygenated KH medium
Lüer et al[24]PV20 mL of HTK solution
Olschewski et al[25]PV20 mL of Lifor organ preservation solution (at 4 °C, 12 °C and 21 °C)
Minor et al[26]PV20 mL of HTK solution
Tolboom et al[27]PV10 mL of saline
Giannone et al[28]PV20 mL of cold Celsior solution (in situ) + 30 mL of cold Celsior solution
Perk et al[29]PV10 mL of saline
Schlegel et al[30]PV6 mL of 20 °C heparinized (1 IU/mL) saline
Bruinsma et al[88]NACold UW solution
Liu et al[31]PV10 mL of 4 °C perfusate (control or defatting)
Carnevale et al[93]NANA
Schlegel et al[32]PV6 mL of 20 °C heparinized (1 IU/mL) saline
Schlegel et al[33]PV6 mL of heparinized (1 IU/mL) saline at room temperature and UW solution at 4 °C
Bae et al[34]PV200 mL of 0.9% saline
Niu et al[68]A, PV50 mL of ice-cold ross perfusion fluid with 10 IU/mL heparin. 12 mL of cold supplemented UW solution. 20 mL of Hartmann’s solution with heparin (5 U/mL)
Tarantola et al[35]PVKH medium
Bruinsma et al[36]PV10 mL of 21 °C 3-OMG loading solution + 10 mL of 21 °C 3-OMG loading solution
Ferrigno et al[37]PV50 mL of modified KHB
Jia et al[38]PVCooled saline containing 25 IU/mL heparin
Westerkamp et al[94]NANA
Carbonell et al[95]NANA
Op den Dries et al[75]PV, HA5 mL of 37 °C 0.9% NaCl via PV + 5 mL of 4 °C 0.9% NaCl via SIVC + 20 mL of 4 °C 0.9% NaCl via PV + 5 mL of 4 °C 0.9% NaCl via HA
Okamura et al[39]PV50 mL of preservation solution
Berardo et al[40]PVRinger lactate
Chai et al[89]NACold UW solution until liver color changed to khaki
Zeng et al[41]PV20 mL of 4 °C HTK solution
Beal et al[42]PV60 mL of cold 0.9% saline with 1 mL heparin (100 U)
Tabka et al[69]A, PV15 mL of 20 °C Ringer’s lactate or Celsior or with Celsior supplemented with 10-9 M of Ang IV
Xue et al[43]PV20 mL of 4 °C HTK solution
He et al[78]AApproximately 10 mL of 0-4 °C saline
Gassner et al[70]A, PV20 mL of 4 °C HTK solution (with/without 12 mmol/L glycine)
Zeng et al[79]A2 mL of cold HTK solution with 10 IU/mL heparin
Jia et al[80]ACold saline with 25 IU/mL of heparin
Oldani et al[44]PV20 mL of cold IGL-1 solution with 100 IU heparin
Chin et al[45]PV50 mL of 4 °C 0.9% NaCl
Gillooly et al[46]PV10 CC of cold saline with 100 IU heparin
Martins et al[47]PV4 °C Celsior solution
Scheuermann et al[48]PV40 mL of cold UW solution
Claussen et al[71]A, PV20 mL of 4 °C HTK solution supplemented with 12 mmol/L glycine
Haque et al[49]PV50 mL of ice cold Ringer’s lactate with heparin
Schlegel et al[50]PV10 mL of cold heparinized IGL-1 solution
Nösser et al[51]PV20 mL of Ringer solution
Yamada et al[96]NANA
Hu et al[52]PV20 mL of 0-4 °C HTK solution
Von Horn and Minor[53]PV60 mL of HTK solution
Raigani et al[54]PV50 mL of ice-cold 0.9% saline
Yang et al[55]PV2 mL of saline
Westerkamp et al[76]PV, HA10 mL of 37 °C 0.9% NaCl via PV. 5 mL of 4 °C HTK solution via PV. 20 mL of 4 °C HTK solution via PV. 5 mL of 4 °C HTK solution via HA
De Vries et al[86]NA60 mL of ice-cold saline
Liu et al[85]HAHeparin saline 40 mL (50 IU/L)
Lin et al[56]PVNA
Rigo et al[57]PV10 mL of cold Celsior solution. 30 mL of cold Celsior solution. 10 mL of WEM
Xu et al[97]NANA
Carlson et al[58]PV20 mL of NaCl saline
Zhou et al[81]A50 mL of 4 °C HTK solution
Cao et al[59]PV10 mL of UW solution
De Stefano et al[60]PV10 mL of saline or Celsior solution
Sun et al[61]PVNA
Jennings et al[62]PV20 mL of cold 0.9% saline
Wang et al[72]A, PV3 mL of cold HTK solution
Asong-Fontem et al[73]A, PV50 mL of preservation solution. 20 mL of preservation solution at 5 °C ± 3 °C
Shi et al[77]PV, HA0-4 °C heparinized saline
Von Horn et al[63]PV60 mL of 4 °C HTK solution
Zhou et al[82]A50 mL of 4 °C HTK solution
Luo et al[83]A40 mL of heparinized saline (50 IU/mL)
Ohara et al[64]PVRinger’s solution
Chen et al[65]PV5 mL of 37 °C heparinized saline (2500 IU/mL)
Fukai et al[74]A, PV60 mL of ice-chilled saline 25 mL of ice-chilled Belzer UW or Belzer MPS solutions
Hughes et al[84]A80 mL of 4 °C HTK solution
Bai et al[98]NANA
Von Horn et al[66]PV60 mL of 4 °C HTK solution
Li et al[87]NANaCl solution


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