Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
warm ischemia Audio
warm is·che·mi·a [ ... is-kee-mee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Transplantation
Definitions related to warm ischemia:
  • A tissue or organ remaining at physiological temperature during decreased BLOOD perfusion or in the absence of blood supply. During ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION it begins when the organ reaches physiological temperature before the completion of SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS and ends with reestablishment of the BLOOD CIRCULATION through the tissue.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • In surgery, keeping a tissue, organ, or body part at body temperature after its blood suppy has been reduced or cut off.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (warm ischemia procedure) A surgical procedure during which the blood supply to an organ or tissue is interrupted and then later reestablished, while maintaining the organ at physiologic body temperature.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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