Table 1. Composition of most common preservation solutions for liver transplantation.
| Solution component or characteristic | Blood | UW | HTK | IGL-1 | SCOT 15 | Celsior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium ion (mmol/L) | 140 | 30 | 15 | 120 | 118 | 100 |
| Potassium ion (mmol/L) | 5 | 125 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 15 |
| Magnesium ion (mmol/L) | 0.8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 13 |
| Calcium ion (mmol/L) | 2.5 | 0.015 | 1.75 | 0.25 | ||
| Chloride ion (mmol/L) | 104 | |||||
| Sulphate ion (mmol/L) | 1.4 | 5 | ||||
| Phosphate (mmol/L) | 3.2 | 25 | ||||
| Bicarbonate (mmol/L) | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 7 | 11 | ||||
| Raffinose (mmol/L) | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Lactobionate (mmol/L) | 100 | 100 | 80 | |||
| Adenosine (mmol/L) | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Histidine (mmol/L) | 180 | 30 | ||||
| Histidine · HCI · H2O (mmol/L) | 18 | |||||
| Potassium hydrogen 2-ketoglutarate (mmol/L) | 1 | |||||
| Mannitol (mmol/L) | 30 | 60 | ||||
| Glutathione (mmol/L) | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Allopurinol (mmol/L) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Tryptophan (mmol/L) | 2 | |||||
| HES (g/L) | 50 | |||||
| PEG 20KDa (g/L) | 15 | |||||
| PEG 35KDa (g/L) | 1 | |||||
| pH | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Viscosity (centistokes) | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.28 | 1.6 | 1.15 |
| Osmolarity (mOsm) | 308 | 320 | 310 | 290 | 320 | 320 |
UW, University of Wisconsin; HTK, Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarate; IGL-1, Institut George Lopez-1; SCOT 15, Solution pour la Conservations des Organes pour la Transplantation-15; HES, hydroxyethyl starch; PEG, polyethylene glycol.