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Argentina Adopts National Rules for Normothermic Regional Perfusion in Organ Donation

The regulation sets training, center accreditation and traceability to expand the technique to abdominal and thoracic organs, boosting the supply of organs for transplant.

Cómo funciona la técnica de preservación
Esta técnica permite evaluar con mayor precisión el funcionamiento de los órganos y mejorar sus condiciones de preservación.
La incorporación de esta tecnología también busca fortalecer la eficiencia del sistema nacional de trasplantes
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Overview

  • INCUCAI issued Resolution No. 275/2026 to standardize Perfusion Regional Normothermic (PRN) for controlled circulatory death donations across Argentina.
  • The protocol defines who may be selected as donors and recipients, the technical steps for PRN, institutional requirements and responsibilities of procurement teams.
  • PRN restores blood flow and oxygen at body temperature after circulatory death to preserve organs and test viability, a method already used for kidneys in Argentina.
  • The new rules formally broaden PRN use from kidneys to include abdominal and thoracic organs such as liver, pancreas, heart and lungs.
  • Authorities say implementation will require habilitation of centers, team training and monitoring of outcomes, and its impact on transplant numbers will depend on that rollout.