Consequences of cold ischemic injury of kidneys in clinical transplantation.
Cold storage allows the effective utilization of organs retrieved for transplantation. However, prolonged cold ischemia contributes to organ damage and increases patients' morbidity and mortality and health care cost. Using recent data from the United Network for Organ Sharing, this paper examines the outcomes of live donor and deceased donor kidney transplants in relation to cold ischemia time.
Salahudeen
Abdulla K
AK
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N. State Street, Jackson, MS 39216, USA. asalahudeen@medicine.umsmed.edu
D003080:Cold Temperature; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007668:Kidney / Q000293:injuries*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000502:physiology; D019520:Living Donors; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors