LONG-TERM GRAFT SURVIVAL AFTER TRANSPLANTATION WITH KIDNEYS FROM UNCONTROLLED NONHEARTBEATING DONORS1

Abstract

This series suggests that to obtain excellent results with nonheartbeating donor kidneys certain principles should be followed: use machine preservation to resuscitate and evaluate viability, choose immunologically low-risk recipients, avoid immediate exposure to immunophilin antagonists, and perform biopsy frequently for allograft dysfunction to exclude low-grade rejection.