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. 2026 Sep 30;40(3):436–450. doi: 10.4285/ctr.26.0073

Table 1.

Systemic superiority of the hybrid hospital over conventional hospital frameworks

Domain Conventional transplant center Hybrid hospital framework
Biosecurity and cross-contamination Cannot colocate DPF swine near human operating rooms without mutual contamination risk Dual-track isolated ventilation, airtight sterile transfer barrier, zero cross-contamination [24]
Operational synchronization Geographical gap, transit delays, decoupled teams [24] Real-time intraoperative coordination, zero transport delay [24]
Regulatory alignment Regulatory ambiguity under allotransplantation laws [72–74] Standardized physical compliance providing evidence for Special Acts [24]
Lifelong surveillance Lacks xenozoonosis tracking and 50-year biobanks [75,76] Integrated digital twins, dd-cfDNA, AI alerts, blockchain registry [24]
Multidisciplinary integration Siloed clinical vs. veterinary faculties [77] Joint Operations Board (chief veterinary officer and chief medical officer coleadership) [24]
Public trust and transparency Public concern over porcine endogenous retroviruses and livestock cohousing [78,79] Visible, specialized containment fostering public confidence [24]

DPF, designated pathogen-free; dd-cfDNA, donor-derived cell-free DNA; AI, artificial intelligence.