Figure 2.

Mean sodium levels in perfusion fluid during DHOPE and NMP of preclinical livers. At baseline (time point zero), samples of the perfusion fluid were taken before the liver was connected to the perfusion device (Liver Assist). Sodium levels remained stable during the first 30 minutes of DHOPE, but levels significantly decreased thereafter (*P = .06). During ex situ NMP of DHOPE‐preserved livers, no changes in sodium perfusate levels were observed in the first 30 minutes of NMP and levels remained to be stable thereafter. In contrast, during ex situ NMP of control livers, sodium levels significantly decreased during the first 30 minutes (**P = .02) and stabilized thereafter. Note the different Y‐scales for DHOPE and NMP