Cold Ischemia

The chilling of a tissue or organ during decreased BLOOD perfusion or in the absence of blood supply. Cold ischemia time during ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION begins when the organ is cooled with a cold perfusion solution after ORGAN PROCUREMENT surgery, and ends after the tissue reaches physiological temperature during implantation procedures.

Year introduced: 2006

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Tree Number(s): E04.936.337, E05.760.833.445

MeSH Unique ID: D050377

Entry Terms:

• Ischemia, Cold
• Cold Ischemia Time
• Cold Ischemia Times
• Time, Cold Ischemia
• Cold Ischemic Time

Previous Indexing:

• Ischemia (1976-2005)

See Also:

• Ischemia
• Warm Ischemia

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Transplantation
Cold Ischemia

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Investigative Techniques
Preservation, Biological
Tissue Preservation
Cold Ischemia