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. 2020 Oct 20;10:17726. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-74839-7

Figure 1.

Figure 1

(A) Enrollment of hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion (HOPE) preserved allografts, compared to a historical cohort transplanted after conventional cold storage (CCS) at the University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany. (B) Connecting the renal artery to the renal artery cannula following back-table preparation. (C) Positioning of the allograft in the kidney holder mesh of the device. (D) The kidney holder mesh is closed. After its placement into the organ container the allograft is ready to be perfused. (E) Hypothermic oxygenated machine perfusion of the kidney allograft with the Kidney Transport Assist (Organ Assist b.v., Groningen, The Netherlands). ECD, Extended criteria donor; DBD, Donation after brain death, KT, kidney transplantation.