per·fu·sion

(pər-fyo͞o′zhən)

1. The act or an instance of perfusing.

2. The injection of fluid into a blood vessel in order to reach an organ or tissues, usually to supply nutrients and oxygen.

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Noun

perfusion - pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels)

intromission, insertion, introduction - the act of putting one thing into another

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perfusione

per·fu·sion

n. perfusión, pasaje de un líquido o sustancia a través de un conducto.

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perfusion

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The new NICE guidance recommends the machine - known as ex-vivo machine perfusion for extracorporeal preservation of livers for transplantation - is used in some settings as more data is gathered on how effective it is.

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Background: Hypothermic machine perfusion (HMP) is being used more often in cardiac death kidney transplantation; however, the significance of assessing organ quality and predicting delayed graft function (DGF) by HMP parameters is still controversial.

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This new technology of machine perfusion is exciting and will indeed change the Liver transplantation landscape not only in India but across the world."

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In August 2014, XVIVO Perfusion received HDE approval from the FDA for the XPS with STEEN Solution for use in flushing and temporary continuous normothermic machine perfusion of initially unacceptable excised donor lungs during which time the ex-vivo function of the lungs can be reassessed for transplantation.

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Increasing evidence suggests that normothermic machine perfusion attempts to recreate the physiological environment by delivering oxygen, temperature, and nutrition.

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To prevent injuries associated with disconnecting an organ from its nutrient supply, the researchers relied on an experimental technique called machine perfusion. The method circulates fluids in an organ to simulate nutrient flow.

Supercold organs stay viable longer: rats survived after receiving 3-day-old transplant livers