Pancreas transplantation is the only curative treatment for patients with complicated diabetes, and organ shortage is a common and increasing problem. Strategies to expand the donor pool are needed, and normothermic perfusion of the pancreas has the potential to test and repair grafts before implantation. Between January 2021 and April 2022, six human pancreases, declined for transplantation or islet isolation, were perfused using a previously established method by our group. All 6 cases were successfully perfused for 4 h, with minimal edema. The mean age of the donors was 44.16 ± 13.8 years. Five grafts were obtained from neurological death donors, and one was obtained from a donation after cardiac death. The mean glucose and lactate levels decreased throughout perfusion and insulin levels increased. All 6 grafts were metabolically active during perfusion and histopathology showed minimal tissue injury and no edema. Human normothermic perfusion of the pancreas is feasible and safe and has the potential to expand the donor pool. Future studies will focus on tests and biomarkers for the assessment of grafts.
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