Effect of donor nephrectomy time during circulatory-dead donor kidney retrieval on transplant graft failure.

CONCLUSION: Prolonged donor nephrectomy time impairs graft outcome in kidneys donated after circulatory death. Keeping this short, together with efficient cooling during nephrectomy, might improve outcome. PMID: 31573084 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31573084?dopt=Abstract

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - September 30, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Heylen L, Pirenne J, Samuel U, Tieken I, Coemans M, Naesens M, Sprangers B, Jochmans I Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research