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. 1972 Oct 21;4(5833):139–141. doi: 10.1136/bmj.4.5833.139

Kidney Preservation by Surface Cooling: Analysis of 130 Transplants

B Hulme, M E Snell, J R Kenyon, K Owen, W S Peart
PMCID: PMC1786433  PMID: 4562282

Abstract

An analysis of 130 consecutive cadaveric renal transplants has shown the effectiveness of simple surface cooling of organs before transplantation. The primary graft failure rate was 10%, and kidneys could be stored for periods of up to 12 hours including warm ischaemia times of 150 minutes. Forty-eight patients received haemodialysis before transplantation and 78 patients received peritoneal dialysis. There were significant differences in the incidence of tubular necrosis in the two groups: these may have been linked to the differences in fluid and osmotic load presented to the transplants.

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