Effect of the Second Warm Ischemia Time and Its Components on Early and Long-term Kidney Graft Function.

BACKGROUND: During kidney transplantation, the total time of organ ischemia consists of first warm ischemia time (WIT1), cold ischemia time (CIT), and a second WIT (WIT2). Rising graft temperature during WIT2, which comprises the creation of vascular anastomoses, increases oxygen demand and tissue damage, especially in the kidney tubular cells. The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of WIT2 on early and long-term kidney graft function. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of 554 consecutive adult recipients, who received their first kidney graft from a deceased donor between 2003 and 2013. RESULTS: Mean WIT2 was 25.2 min. Donors' sex, age, presence of hypertension, body mass index (BMI), and the cause of brain death showed no effect on WIT2. Weak positive correlations were found between the duration of WIT2 and both recipients' age (r = 0.11; P < .01) and BMI (r = 0.14; P < .01). Multivariate regression analysis confirmed the independent influence of age (ß = 0.107 [95% confidence interval, 0.017 to 0.197] per year; P = .02) but not BMI (P = .09). WIT2 influenced early graft function and was significantly longer in patients with primary graft nonfunction than in other recipients (35.3 vs 24.9 min; P < .01). According to receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis, a WIT2 value >26 min was predictive of primary graft nonfunction, with 64% specificity and 58% sensitivity. No correlations were found between WIT2 and estimated glomerular filtration rate in the long-term follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS: This study found that WIT2 may significantly influence the early graft function. We also found that the creation time of vascular anastomoses does not affect the long-term kidney graft excretory function.

Early and Long-Term Outcomes of Kidney Grafts Procured From Multiple-Organ Donors and Kidney-Only Donors.

BACKGROUND: The deceased-donor kidney pool consists of 2 different populations: multiple-organ donors (MOD) and kidney donors alone (KDA). In MOD, more complicated procedure and lowest priority for kidney procurement may affect graft survival. On the other hand, poor donor status and higher comorbidity are more frequent in KDA transplants. The aim of this study was to provide detailed characteristics of the 2 groups of kidney donors (KDA vs MOD) in our center and to analyze the potential influence of the donor type on the early and long-term kidney graft function and recipient outcome. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of 729 first cadaveric kidney transplant recipients: 499 of them received the organ from MOD, 230 from KDA. RESULTS: The frequency of delayed graft function (DGF) was higher in KDA than in MOD transplants (38.7 vs 25.1%; P < .001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that donor age, KDA, and early acute rejection independently increased the risk of DGF occurrence, whereas recipient age and cold ischemia time increased the risk of primary graft nonfunction. Kidney excretory function was significantly worse in KDA up to 10 years after transplantation. There were no differences in kidney graft and patient survivals, frequency of proteinuria, acute rejection, and cytomegalovirus episodes, and post-transplantation diabetes. CONCLUSIONS: (1) The use of a kidney from KDA negatively affects early and late kidney graft function compared with MOD. (2) The long-term kidney graft and patient survivals are not affected by the type of organ procurement.