Abstract: A method of storing a donor organ prior to implantation into an organ recipient includes bagging the donor organ by placing the donor organ into at least one bag and sealing the at least one bag; placing the bagged donor organ into a portable storage container; placing at least one cooling pack in the portable storage container, wherein the at least one cooling pack is configured to maintain a temperature of the donor organ at 8 to 12 degrees C. during storage of the donor organ, and storing the donor organ in the portable storage container prior to transplanting the donor organ into the organ recipient, wherein the portable storage container does not contain any ice at any time during storage of the donor organ.

Abstract: A method of preserving a donor organ for transplantation may include flushing the donor organ with flush solution comprising itaconate and storing the flushed donor organ. The flush solution may comprise dimethyl itaconate (DI) in an amount greater than or equal to 0.1 mM and less than or equal to 0.75 mM. Following removal from storage, the donor organ may be perfused using an ex vivo organ perfusion (EVOP) process. The perfusate may also include itaconate.

Abstract: A method of storing a donor organ prior to implantation into an organ recipient includes bagging the donor organ by placing the donor organ into at least one bag and sealing the at least one bag; placing the bagged donor organ into a portable storage container; placing at least one cooling pack in the portable storage container, wherein the at least one cooling pack is configured to maintain a temperature of the donor organ at 8 to 12 degrees C. during storage of the donor organ, and storing the donor organ in the portable storage container prior to transplanting the donor organ into the organ recipient, wherein the portable storage container does not contain any ice at any time during storage of the donor organ.

Abstract: A method of storing a donor organ prior to implantation into an organ recipient includes bagging a donor organ that has been removed from an organ donor by placing the donor organ into at least one bag and sealing the at least one bag without including any ice in any of the at least one bag within which the donor organ is bagged; placing the bagged donor organ into a portable storage container configured to maintain the donor organ at a temperature of at least 8 degrees Celsius (C) during storage; and storing the donor organ in the portable storage container at the temperature of at least 8 degrees C. prior to transplanting the donor organ into the organ recipient.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices preserve donor organs by alternating between static cold storage and ex vivo organ perfusion. Preserving a donor organ includes refrigerating a donor organ to form a once-refrigerated donor organ, perfusing the once-refrigerated donor organ to form a once-perfused donor organ, and refrigerating the once-perfused donor organ to form a preserved, twice-refrigerated donor organ for transplantation.