Comprehensive and innovative techniques for liver transplantation in rats: A surgical guide

Figure 9 The differences in survival rates based on the anhepatic phase length. Recipients with a long anhepatic phase had poor survival rates, while recipients with an anhepatic phase of 15-20 min often died due to surgical issues. In contrast, recipients with an anhepatic phase < 15 min all survived. Whole liver grafts were used in all cases. All cases were accompanied by HA reconstruction. Preservation solution and cold ischemic time are unified as the Ringer’s solution for 2 h. Anhepatic phase < 15 min vs anhepatic phase 15-20 min: P = 0.0830; Anhepatic phase < 15 min vs anhepatic phase > 20 min: P < 0.0001.