Recent Studies
New Randomized Kidney Study Reaffirms Custodiol's Protective Capabilities
Click here to read the full study by O’Callaghan,J.M., et al

HTK Superior to LR in Preventing DGF –and, more Cost-Effective
Click here to read the full study by Rofaiel, G. et al, #P-40

Lung Transplant, Double Valve Repair, and Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Resection
Click here to read full study.

Myocardial Protection During Aortic Surgery: Comparison Between Bretschneider-HTK and Cold Blood Cardioplegia
Click here to read full study.

Severe Hypernatremia in Deceased Liver Donors Does Not Impact Early Transplant Outcome
This study analyzes early graft function for donor livers procured from patients with severe hypernatremia. Click here to read full study by Richard S. Mangus, Jonathan A. Fridell, Rodrigo M. Vianna, Martin L. Milgrom, Paul Chestovich, Chelsea Vandenboom, and A. Joseph Tector.

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Congratulations to the 2011 Miracle Achievement Award Recipient:
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Dr. Timothy Trotter uses CUSTODIOL® HTK Solution for Myocardial Protection During an Aortic Valve Replacement and CABGx2

What Is A Perfusionist?!?
Collette Calame discusses perfusion of the heart and the role of a perfusionist.

Educational Video on Cardioplegia
This video by Dr. Frank Scholl discusses in depth information regarding Custodiol® HTK and cardioplegia for pediatric cardiac surgery.

Custodiol in the News

Custodiol HTK®
Used in Less-Than-Perfect Organs,
read more from USATODAY...

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Two medics in Mexico carrying a transplant-bound heart stepped off a helicopter, stumbled, and dumped the cooler and its contents onto the street. Horrified medics rushed to get the heart back into the cooler, along with the organ-preservation solutions that had slipped out with it. read more...

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The first hand transplant in the U.S. done on a woman and is the first done at a government defense facility. This honor belongs to San Antonio! According to a spokesperson at the San Antonio OPO, Custodiol® HTK is all they stock for Organ Preservation solution, Custodiol® is what was used to preserve! read more...

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Custodiol® HTK used in hand transplant, read more...

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Double arm transplant story, read more...

Organ Transplant Statistics for the US
The United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), a nonprofit charitable organization, maintains the nation's organ transplant waiting list under contract with the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Read More...