Table 1. Characteristics of included trials.
| Author | Year | No. of patients | Age (y) | Males (%) | RIC type | RIC procedure | Donor type | Preoperative HD n(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krogstrup | 2016 | 109/113 | 58.1(49.5–65.0)/ 61.4(49.4–66.6) | 60/61 | perconditioning | 4 cycles of 5-minute ischemia and 5-minute reperfusion of the thigh | DCD/DBD | 68(62)/65(58) |
| Nicholson | 2015 | 40/40 | 45±14/47±14 | 67.5/52.5 | perconditioning | 4 cycles of 5-minute ischemia and 5-minute reperfusion of the thigh | Living-donor | 23(58) / 20(50) |
| MacAllister | 2015 | 102/99 | 47.6±15.1/46.8±15.1 | 72.4/61.1 | preconditioning | 4 cycles of 5-minute ischemia and 5-minute reperfusion of the arm | Living-donor | 51(50) / 51(52) |
| Wu | 2014 | 24/24 | 40.6±11.6/39.7±10.2 | 50/62.5 | perconditioning | 3 cycles of 5-minute ischemia and 5-minute reperfusion of the iliac artery | DCD | 18(75) / 17(71) |
| Kim | 2014 | 30/30 | 49(39–52)/46(36–50) | 66.7/70 | postconditioning | 3 cycles of 5-minute ischemia and 5-minute reperfusion of the arm | Living-donor | 27(90) / 28(93) |
| Chen | 2013 | 20/20 | 30.6±7.0/32.5±10.3 | 70/80 | preconditioning | 3 cycles of 5-minute ischemia and 5-minute reperfusion of the thigh | Living-donor | Unclear |
DCD: donation after cardiac death; DBD: donation after brain death; HD: hemodialysis; RIC: remote ischemic conditioning.