Machine perfusion of kidneys from brain-dead donors is currently performed in approximately a third of all kidneys considered for transplantation in the United States. Machine perfusion of kidneys ...

For brain-dead organ donors, therapeutic hypothermia is inferior to machine perfusion of the kidneys for reducing delayed graft function after transplantation, according to a study published in the ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday finalized guidance to help sponsors develop drugs to prevent delayed graft function (DGF) in kidney transplant patients. The 11-page guidance ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . From 2010 to 2018, 1.4% of deceased kidney donors had dialysis before donation. Overall, 969 kidneys were ...

Kidney pumping may preserve allograft viability by reducing the risk of delayed graft function. Kidney pumping may improve long-term graft survival by reducing the risk of delayed graft function, ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday issued new draft guidance detailing its expectations for drugs intended to treat delayed graft function (DGF) in kidney transplant patients. DGF ...

Transplant recipients with kidneys from donors who underwent dialysis had significantly higher risk for delayed graft function (DGF) but no long-term differences in graft failure, kidney function, or ...

In a recent study published in JAMA, researchers compare the outcomes of kidney transplants, in which the kidneys were from deceased donors who had or had not undergone dialysis. Study: Kidney ...

Combined body mass index (BMI)-body surface area (BSA) obesity is associated with an increased risk for post-kidney transplant (KT) adverse outcomes, according to a study published online May 21 in ...