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Aim: To compare the outcomes of deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT) using either the University of Wisconsin solution (UW) or the Institute Georges Lopez-1 (IGL-1) solution. Materials and Methods: Adult patients who underwent DDLT between November 2015 and March 2018 were included in the study. All patients received grafts from brain-dead donors. In 30 patients, the UW solution was used to preserve the liver and in 53 patients, the IGL-1 solution was used. The data of these two groups of the patients were analyzed and compared. Results: Between the two groups of patients, donor and recipient demographics and surgery-related variables were found to be similar. No difference was observed in the incidence of postreperfusion syndrome, number of days of hospitalization, and in the 30-day mortality. Early graft dysfunction was observed in 9 (16.98%) patients in the IGL-1 group and in 7 (23.33%) patients in the UW group (P = 0.48). One patient had primary nonfunction in each group. The postoperative levels of the liver transaminases were also not found to be significantly different. Conclusions: The efficacies of liver preservation by the IGL-1 and UW solutions were found to be comparable.

“Soft power” is a relatively new concept that describes an entity’s ability to influence and alter the behavior of other entities through attraction and co-option, in contrast to hard power which uses incentives and coercion. Assessment of the role of GI GI (Gastrointestinal) Endoscopy in present day’s health care shows it to have the required attractive and influential properties of a soft power. In this article we examine the diagnostic and therapeutic roles that GI endoscopy, as a soft power, has taken over, and the further evolution of this field into a smart power.