SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System: Experience in Pediatric Heart Transplantation

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q2 SURGERY Clinical Transplantation Pub Date : 2025-01-30 DOI:10.1111/ctr.70095

Anna Sather, Molly Marshall, Raghav Murthy, Jacqueline M. Lamour, Christyn Chase, Neha Bansal

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Abstract

Introduction

The present study aimed to assess the clinical outcomes of pediatric heart transplant patients whose donor hearts were preserved with the SherpaPakCardiac Transport System.

Methods

All pediatric patients undergoing heart transplantation at our center between January 2020 and June 2024 were included and described. Vasoactive inotropic score (VIS) was calculated. The cohort was divided into two groups by recipient diagnoses (cardiomyopathy vs. congenital heart disease [CHD]). They were compared based on demographics, operative details, and postoperative outcomes. The χ2 and Fisher exact tests were used for categorical variables and the Mann–Whitney U test or t-test for continuous variables.

Results

A total of 18 patients were included. The median recipient age was 11.9 years (IQR: 2.5, 13.9). Half had cardiomyopathy, median total ischemic time was 236 min (IQR: 211.5, 283.5). Upon comparing the two groups, there were no significant differences observed in VIS or primary graft dysfunction (PGD) even though the median circulatory arrest time and bypass times were significantly longer in the CHD group (p < 0.05). Three patients experienced early rejection (all with CHD), but there was no mortality.

Conclusions

The SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System provides safe outcomes for pediatric heart transplant patients, including those with complex CHD. Further multi-institutional and registry studies are needed to evaluate this method for pediatric heart transplantation.

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Clinical Transplantation 医学-外科

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3.70

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4.80%

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286

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2 months

期刊介绍： Clinical Transplantation: The Journal of Clinical and Translational Research aims to serve as a channel of rapid communication for all those involved in the care of patients who require, or have had, organ or tissue transplants, including: kidney, intestine, liver, pancreas, islets, heart, heart valves, lung, bone marrow, cornea, skin, bone, and cartilage, viable or stored. Published monthly, Clinical Transplantation’s scope is focused on the complete spectrum of present transplant therapies, as well as also those that are experimental or may become possible in future. Topics include: Immunology and immunosuppression; Patient preparation; Social, ethical, and psychological issues; Complications, short- and long-term results; Artificial organs; Donation and preservation of organ and tissue; Translational studies; Advances in tissue typing; Updates on transplant pathology;. Clinical and translational studies are particularly welcome, as well as focused reviews. Full-length papers and short communications are invited. Clinical reviews are encouraged, as well as seminal papers in basic science which might lead to immediate clinical application. Prominence is regularly given to the results of cooperative surveys conducted by the organ and tissue transplant registries. Clinical Transplantation: The Journal of Clinical and Translational Research is essential reading for clinicians and researchers in the diverse field of transplantation: surgeons; clinical immunologists; cryobiologists; hematologists; gastroenterologists; hepatologists; pulmonologists; nephrologists; cardiologists; and endocrinologists. It will also be of interest to sociologists, psychologists, research workers, and to all health professionals whose combined efforts will improve the prognosis of transplant recipients.