| Title
of the article |
Machine perfusion or cold storage in deceased-donor kidney transplantation.
|
| Authors |
Moers C, Smits JM, Maathuis MH, Treckmann J, van Gelder F, Napieralski BP, van Kasterop-Kutz M, van der Heide JJ, Squifflet JP, van Heurn E, Kirste GR, Rahmel A, Leuvenink HG, Paul A, Pirenne J, Ploeg RJ. |
| Journal
|
N Engl J Med. 2009 Jan 1;360(1):7-19. |
| Subject
Consultant |
B. Watschinger |
| Score
(1 to 3 stars) |
** |
| Comments |
This controlled trial showed that hypothermic machine perfusion was associated with a reduced risk of delayed graft function and improved graft survival in the first year after transplantation a finding that may have implications for the preservation of organs in the future |
