title: Pulsatile perfusion of kidney allografts with Celsior solution.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Use of pulsatile perfusion (PP) to optimize outcomes in deceased donor renal transplantation remains controversial. This prospective analysis describes all cadaveric renal allografts transplanted at our center that were preserved with PP using Celsior solution.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used the LifePort Kidney Transporter (Organ Recovery Systems) perfusion machine. Study outcomes included 1-year graft and patient survivals as well as rates of delayed graft function and need for posttransplant dialysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Graft survival for PP was 90% and patient survival 100%. The incidences of delayed graft function was 10% and of posttransplant dialysis, 10%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data support the use of PP with Celsior solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Transplantation, St Orsola Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy. fcatena@aosp.bo.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Catena
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gazzotti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amaduzzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fuga
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Montori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cucchetti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coccolini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vallicelli
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Pinna
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004187:Disaccharides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004573:Electrolytes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005971:Glutamates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005978:Glutathione / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006085:Graft Survival; D006639:Histidine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008353:Mannitol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D012996:Solutions; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: C088453:Celsior; D004187:Disaccharides; D004573:Electrolytes; D005971:Glutamates; D012996:Solutions; D008353:Mannitol; D006639:Histidine; D005978:Glutathione