title: Procurement, preservation, and transport of cadaver kidneys.
abstract: This article discusses the guidelines for brain death determination, the criteria for donor selection, the management of the cadaveric donor, the surgical techniques of isolated renal and multiorgan retrieval, methods of organ preservation, and proper transport of organs to the recipient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison, USA.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Van der Werf
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: D'Alessandro
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Knechtle
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000493:Allopurinol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001926:Brain Death / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D002102:Cadaver; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005978:Glutathione / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D009392:Nephrectomy; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016377:Organ Transplantation; D018579:Patient Selection; D010477:Perfusion; D011887:Raffinose / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000145:classification; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D019188:Organ Preservation Solutions; C055206:University of Wisconsin-lactobionate solution; D000493:Allopurinol; D005978:Glutathione; D000241:Adenosine; D011887:Raffinose