Impact of an intra-abdominal cooling device during open kidney transplantation in pigs

BACKGROUND Transplantation of kidneys from deceased donors is still associated with a high rate of postoperative renal dysfunction. During implantation into the recipient, the kidney rewarms. This second warm ischaemia time, which is not monitored, is harmful especially if prolonged. We...

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Main Authors: Alban Longchamp, Raphael P.H. Meier, Nicola Colucci, Alexandre Balaphas, Lorenzo A. Orci, Antonio Nastasi, Grégoire Longchamp, Solange Moll, Antoine Klauser, Manuel Pascual, François Lazeyras, Jean-Marc Corpataux, Leo Bühler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2019-12-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
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Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/2712