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16182713

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-26
pubmed:abstractText
The value of the resistive index (RI) obtained by echo color doppler evaluation of the transplanted kidney is still not well established. Many authors consider the RI to be nonspecific sign of rejection, acute tubular necrosis, or urinary tract obstruction, but its specificity remains low. In this paper, we report our experience with RI determinations in 34 consecutive kidney transplants at different times namely: perioperatively, at 24 hours, at 3 days, at 6 and at 9 days posttransplant. In all patients intraoperative RI was normal. RI increased significantly after transplantation in 10 patients who eventually developed a complication: delayed function, acute rejection, and spontaneous kidney ruptures. This increment from the baseline value was already significant at 24 hours after the kidney transplant, indicating a possible posttransplant complication (0.62 +/- 0.07 vs 0.76 +/- 0.04; P = .0004). We conclude that the value of RI in the early posttransplant phase should be considered an important aid for the early diagnosis of posttransplant complications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0041-1345
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2472-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Value of intraoperative resistive index in kidney transplant.
pubmed:affiliation
U.O. Vascular Surgery and Kidney Transplantation, Ospedale Maggiore-Policlinico Milan, Milan, Italy. mraiteri@policlinico.mi.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article