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Although tourniquets clearly save lives, they can result in prolonged ischemia in large scale combat operations where evacuation from the point of injury is significantly delayed. We are developing a dedicated extracorporeal limb perfusion system suitable for organ preservation and present preliminary data on the feasibility of this approach.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Amputated donor swine hindlimbs were perfused for 6 hours in a circulation system consisting of: containment unit, cardiotomy filter, peristaltic pump, with (OXY+) and without (OXY\u2212) membrane oxygenator. Temperature, blood flow, pump revolutions per minute, and arterial blood gas analyses were performed hourly for 6 hours. Histology results were compared with limbs in cold storage. Statistics using SAS 9.4, 1-way mixed model with Dunnett correction and repeated measures mixed model with Tukey\u2019s adjustment (\u03b1\u2009=\u2009.05).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Flow rates and pump settings were consistent. After 6 hours, the OXY+ group showed higher blood pH (7.38\u2009\u00b1\u20090.70 vs. 7.03\u2009\u00b1\u20090.7, P\u2009=\u2009.006), base excess (\u221215.8\u2009\u00b1\u20092.0 vs. \u221223.2\u2009\u00b1\u20091.8 mmol\/L, P\u2009=\u2009.019) and oxygen saturation (64\u2009\u00b1\u200911% vs. 18\u2009\u00b1\u20094%, P\u2009=\u2009.003) compared to the OXY\u2212 group. Similarly, the pCO2 was lower in OXY+ (18.2\u2009\u00b1\u20092.1 vs. 27.6\u2009\u00b1\u20093.5 mmHg) compared to the OXY\u2212 group. Both groups showed an increase in potassium (OXY+: 6.2\u2009\u00b1\u20090.4 to 9.15\u2009\u00b1\u20090.70 mmol\/L, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001; OXY\u2212: 5.5\u2009\u00b1\u20090.2 to 10.3\u2009\u00b1\u20090.5 mmol\/L, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001) and lactate (OXY+: 9.1\u2009\u00b1\u20091.3 to 15.9\u2009\u00b1\u20091.3 mmol\/L, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001; OXY\u2212: 6.7\u2009\u00b1\u20090.6 to 16.78\u2009\u00b1\u20090.83 mmol\/L, P\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001), with no between group difference. Histological biopsy analysis showed a reduction of sarcoplasm and sarcolemma damage in the treatment group at 6 hours.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Explanted limbs were successfully cannulated and perfused, and circulation was maintained at a constant flow rate with no adverse clotting events. 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