Kidney transplantation with grafts from non-heart-beating donors.
We analyzed the function and outcome of 16 kidney transplants performed in our hospital from non-heart-beating donors who were harvested at other hospitals. The cold ischemia times were longer and the delayed graft function rates higher. However, graft function was no different from that of kidneys from heart-beating donors. This experience has encouraged us to use this type of donor to reduce the transplant waiting list.
Rengel
M
M
Kidney Transplant Unit, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España. m.rengel@terra.es
Kanter
J
J
Puerta
M
M
Anaya
F
F
Rodriguez
M
M
Verde
E
E
D000368:Aged; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017741:Survivors; D014019:Tissue Donors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003404:Creatinine