From the Medical School of Ege University, Division of Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Izmir, Turkey.
Exp Clin Transplant. 2022 Aug;20(8):780-781. doi: 10.6002/ect.2020.0294. Epub 2021 Feb 1.
Left ventricular assist devices have become an important therapeutic option as a mechanical circulatory support system in the treatment of end-stage heart failure. Organ transplants from brain dead donors on mechanical circulatory support are rare. In the literature, many successful solid-organ transplants have been reported using these donors. However, to our knowledge, this is the first report of successful solid-organ transplant from a child donor with a nonpulsatile ventricular assist device.
左心室辅助装置已成为一种重要的治疗选择，作为机械循环支持系统治疗终末期心力衰竭。脑死亡供体在机械循环支持下的器官移植较为罕见。在文献中，使用这些供体已经报道了许多成功的实体器官移植。然而，据我们所知，这是首例使用非搏动性心室辅助装置从儿童供体成功进行实体器官移植的报告。
