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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-3-27
pubmed:abstractText
Cadaver kidneys from donors who have sustained cardiac standstill are often unsuitable for transplantation due to prolonged warm ischemic time. In an attempt to increase the salvage rate of these kidneys, the efficacy of in situ intra-aortic cold perfusion in producing immediate function of allografted kidneys was assessed in the nonheart beating canine model. In the first experiment, kidneys harvested after cardiac standstill and immediate intra-aortic cold perfusion were demonstrated to function equally as well as kidneys harvested "optimally." In the second experiment, evaluation of intra-aortic cold perfusion on renal core temperature demonstrated rapid cooling of these kidneys to a protective range. Early clinical results in donors whose kidneys were removed after cardiac arrest demonstrate that most of the kidneys allotransplanted after in situ intra-aortic cold perfusion functioned immediately. These preliminary experimental and clinical results demonstrate the effectiveness of in situ intra-aortic cold perfusion. Wider application of this technique to donors with cardiac standstill should increase the available organs for transplantation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0004-0010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
115
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
180-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
In situ cold perfusion of kidneys for transplantation. An experimental and clinical evaluation.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article