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Renal allograft preservation: a comparison of University of Wisconsin solution and of hypothermic continuous pulsatile perfusion.

Abstract
A study was performed to compare early allograft function in kidneys preserved with University of Wisconsin (UW) solution to kidneys preserved by hypothermic pulsatile perfusion. The study consisted of two sets of data. The first set was a donor-paired study (matched data) of 30 heart-beating, hemodynamically stable donors. After removal from the donor each cooled kidney was individually prepared for preservation. One kidney was flushed with +/- 500 ml of UW solution and stored in UW solution on slushed ice. The other kidney was continuously perfused with cooled (4-6 degrees C) cryoprecipitated plasma. The kidneys were transplanted into suitable recipients in a random sequence. Twelve donors were excluded from the study because one or both kidneys were transplanted into recipients who had previously been transplanted. The remaining 36 kidneys were implanted into two similar groups after a mean of 19 hours in the pulsatile perfusion group and 18 hours in the UW solution group. The second set of data consisted of all the kidneys preserved in UW solution (n = 62) at our institution and of 57 kidneys preserved by hypothermic continuous pulsatile perfusion during the same period (mixed data) and was used to evaluate the effect of prolonged preservation (longer than 24 hours) on delayed graft function. Both of these groups were also comparable. Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) was defined as the need for dialysis during the 1st week after transplantation, and delayed function as the delayed clearance of creatinine during the early post-operative phase.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
AuthorsM G Veller, J R Botha, R S Britz, G R Gecelter, P G Beale, L P Margolius, K E Meyers, P D Thompson, A M Meyers, J A Myburgh
JournalClinical transplantation (Clin Transplant) Vol. 8 Issue 2 Pt 1 Pg. 97-100 (Apr 1994) ISSN: 0902-0063 [Print] Denmark
PMID8019029 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
Chemical References
  • Insulin
  • Organ Preservation Solutions
  • University of Wisconsin-lactobionate solution
  • Allopurinol
  • Glutathione
  • Adenosine
  • Raffinose
Topics
  • Adenosine
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Allopurinol
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cold Temperature
  • Glutathione
  • Graft Survival
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Insulin
  • Kidney (physiology)
  • Kidney Transplantation
  • Kidney Tubular Necrosis, Acute (etiology)
  • Middle Aged
  • Organ Preservation (methods)
  • Organ Preservation Solutions
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Pulsatile Flow
  • Raffinose
  • Time Factors
  • Transplantation, Homologous

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