THE TROUBLE WITH KIDNEYS DERIVED FROM THE NON HEART-BEATING DONOR: A SINGLE CENTER 10-YEAR EXPERIENCE1

Abstract

Machine perfusion and viability assessment of NHB kidneys in phase III of the program has increased our donor pool as well as improved the graft survival. This is particularly relevant for the use of the category II NHB donor where the incidence of primary nonfunction was high, illustrated by phase II where machine perfusion/viability assessment was not used.