title: Influence of cadaveric organ source on delayed renal allograft function.
abstract: From 1984 to 1987, 110 locally retrieved cadaveric kidneys were transplanted into 108 local recipients, including 50 kidneys from multiple-organ retrieval (MOR) procedures and 60 from kidney-only (KO) donors. Conventional multiple organ retrieval technique, iced Euro-Collins storage, and cyclosporine-prednisone immunosuppression were employed. Delayed graft function (DGF), defined as dialysis dependence after transplantation, was twice as high in the MOR allografts as in the KO allografts, 46% vs. 22%, P less than 0.01. DGF was associated with longer hospitalization postoperatively and reduced eventual allograft function. The greater concordance of DGF in allograft pairs from the MOR group (25% vs. 7% in the KO group) and the increased incidence of DGF when more complex forms of MOR were used (40% with liver or heart retrieval, 55% with liver and heart retrieval) suggested that retrieval-related factors influenced allograft function. DGF in the MOR allografts was unrelated to other differences in donor, preservation, or recipient characteristics in the comparative groups. Unrecognized warm ischemia during conventional MOR is a plausible cause of DGF in kidneys from multiple-organ donors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Rochester, New York 14642.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Scandling
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Izzo
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ricotta
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Paprocki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002102:Cadaver; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000503:physiopathology; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014019:Tissue Donors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement