"Organ Preservation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The process by which organs are kept viable outside of the organism from which they were removed (i.e., kept from decay by means of a chemical agent, cooling, or a fluid substitute that mimics the natural state within the organism).
| Descriptor ID |
D009926
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.792.833.660 E05.760.833.660
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| Concept/Terms |
Organ Preservation- Organ Preservation
- Organ Preservations
- Preservation, Organ
- Preservations, Organ
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Organ Preservation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Organ Preservation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Organ Preservation" by people in Profiles.
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Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation: Provider and Transplant Center Practices and Perspectives. Clin Transplant. 2026 Aug; 40(8):e70637.
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Utilization of DCD NRP liver grafts: A multicenter study of opportunities for improvement in organ acceptance. Liver Transpl. 2026 Aug 01; 32(8):1128-1135.
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Report of the Portable Ex Vivo Organ Perfusion Workforce Survey: Staffing Models and Clinical Trends. ASAIO J. 2026 05 01; 72(5):404-410.
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Evaluating the mechanism of action behind controlled hypothermic preservation of donor hearts: A randomized pilot study. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 Jul; 44(7):1137-1145.
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Clinical Outcomes With Normothermic Pulsatile Organ Perfusion in Heart Transplantation: A Report From the OCS Heart Perfusion Registry. Circulation. 2025 Apr; 151(13):896-909.
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Effects of ex vivo machine perfusion on preservation time and donor age in donation after brain death heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 May; 44(5):830-835.
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Hepatic conditioning results in better lung endothelial cell preservation under hypoxic environment in vitro. Int J Artif Organs. 2025 Feb; 48(2):84-91.
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Tailoring Kidney Transplant Strategies: Unraveling the Impact of Acute Kidney Injury and Preservation Methods Across Different Strata of Kidney Risk. Clin Transplant. 2025 Jan; 39(1):e70078.
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Current approaches to optimize the donor heart for transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 04; 44(4):672-680.
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The Relationship Between Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Strategies and Transplantation Outcomes: Insights From the United Network for Organ Sharing Data. Transplantation. 2025 06 01; 109(6):1016-1025.