Impact of Cold Ischemia Time in Kidney Transplants From Donation After Circulatory Death Donors

Impact of Cold Ischemia Time in Kidney Transplants From Donation After Circulatory Death Donors

Background. Deceased-donor kidneys are exposed to ischemic events from donor instability during the process of donation after circulatory death (DCD). Clinicians may be reluctant to transplant DCD kidneys with prolonged cold ischemia time (CIT) for fear of an additional deleterious effect. Methods....

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Main Authors: Liise Kayler, MD, MS, Xia Yu, MD, Carlos Cortes, MD, Michelle Lubetzky, MD, Patricia Friedmann, MS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-07-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000680

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