Comparison of Recipient Outcomes After Kidney Transplantation: In-House Versus Imported Deceased Donors

Increased cold ischemia time in cadaveric kidney transplants has been associated with a high rate of delayed graft function (DGF), and even with graft survival. Kidney transplantation using in-house donors reduces cold preservation time. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes after transplantation in house and externally.

Source: Transplantation Proceedings - April 17, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: S.Y. Lim, J.G. Gwon, M.G. Kim, C.W. Jung Source Type: research