Graft survival of perfused vs nonperfused cadaver kidneys.
No significant difference in the late survival rate of primary cadaver kidney transplants was demonstrated between perfused and nonperfused kidneys in the New England area. It is felt that the advantages of continuous perfusion to clinical renal transplantation continue to make it the preferred method of renal preservation.
D002102:Cadaver; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D010477:Perfusion; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous