Trenches Podcasts — High Criteria Inc.

Est. June 2025

Trenches in Transplant Surgery

Dive into the cutting edge of abdominal transplant surgery — where innovation meets precision. From machine perfusion to normothermic regional perfusion (NRP), discover how we're reshaping transplant care into a streamlined, elective, daytime specialty. The future? Organ banking is closer than you think.

Produced and hosted by Dr. Sabin Subedi, founder of High Criteria Inc. and Principal Abdominal Organ Procurement Surgeon at Transmedics Inc.

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Topics we cover

What "the trenches" means

Machine perfusion — normothermic and hypothermic organ preservation, and what it means for graft outcomes.
Normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) — reshaping donation-after-circulatory-death (DCD) recovery.
DCD vs. DBD — how donor type changes procurement strategy and post-transplant risk.
Organ banking — the case for turning transplant into an elective, daytime specialty.
Cases from the field — procurement and transplant stories from the OR, told straight.

New · October 2026

Trenches in Burn Surgery

Trenches in Burn Surgery explores the evidence and decisions shaping burn care and reconstruction. Created by surgeon Sabin Subedi, the show connects landmark research with practical insights — from resuscitation and wound closure to scar treatment and functional recovery.

Disclaimer: Created with AI assistance and reviewed by a physician. For educational purposes only; not a substitute for clinical judgment or individualized medical advice.

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Latest episodes

Beyond the Heart Rate: Propranolol After Major Burns · Oct 2, 2026 · 46 min
Propranolol as an adjunct for the prolonged hypermetabolic response after major burns — pediatric and adult evidence.
Ablative Fractional CO2 Laser in Burn Scar Reconstruction · Sep 30, 2026 · 42 min
How ablative fractional CO2 lasers bridge conservative care and major surgery for burn scars.