Assessment of Preservation Induced Reperfusion Injury via Intraoperative Renal Transplant Blood Flow and Endothelin Concentration Studies

Abstract

Vasoactive factors other than endothelin most likely contribute to reperfusion injury. Furthermore, the ultrasonic transit time flow probe accurately measures post-reperfusion renal blood flow and offers a practical method for assessing acute reperfusion injury, which may help to optimize immunosuppressive strategies to decrease allograft loss associated with delayed graft function.