Impact of machine perfusion after long static cold storage on delayed graft function incidence and duration and time to hospital discharge.

Delayed graft function (DGF) is very high in our center (70%-80%), and we usually receive a kidney for transplant after more than 22 hours of static cold ischemia time (CIT). Also, there is an inadequate care of the donors, contributing to a high rate of DGF. We decided to test whether machine perfusion (MP) after a CIT improved the outcome of our transplant patients. We analyzed the incidence of DGF, its duration, and the length of hospital stay (LOS) in patients who received a kidney preserved with MP after a CIT (hybrid perfusion-HP). We included 54 deceased donors kidneys preserved with HP transplanted from Feb/13 to Jul/14, and compared them to 101 kidney transplants preserved by static cold storage (CS) from Nov/08 to May/12. The median pumping time was 11 hours. DGF incidence was 61.1% vs 79.2% (P = .02), median DGF duration was 5 vs 11 days (P < .001), and median LOS was 13 vs 18 days (P < .011), for the HP compared to CS group. The observed reduction of DGF with machine perfusion did not occur in donors over 50 years old. In the multivariate analysis, risk factors for DGF, adjusted for CIT, were donor age (OR, 1.04; P = .005) and the absence of use of MP (OR, 1.54; P = .051). In conclusion, the use of HP contributed to faster recovery of renal function and to a shorter length of hospital stay.

Expanding the pool of kidney donors: use of kidneys with acute renal dysfunction.

Given the shortage of organs transplantation, some strategies have been adopted by the transplant community to increase the supply of organs. One strategy is the use of expanded criteria for donors, that is, donors aged >60 years or 50 and 59 years, and meeting two or more of the following criteria: history of hypertension, terminal serum creatinine >1.5mg/dL, and stroke as the donor´s cause of death. In this review, emphasis was placed on the use of donors with acute renal failure, a condition considered by many as a contraindication for organ acceptance and therefore one of the main causes for kidney discard. Since these are well-selected donors and with no chronic diseases, such as hypertension, renal disease, or diabetes, many studies showed that the use of donors with acute renal failure should be encouraged, because, in general, acute renal dysfunction is reversible. Although most studies demonstrated these grafts have more delayed function, the results of graft and patient survival after transplant are very similar to those with the use of standard donors. Clinical and morphological findings of donors, the use of machine perfusion, and analysis of its parameters, especially intrarenal resistance, are important tools to support decision-making when considering the supply of organs with renal dysfunction.

Expanding the pool of kidney donors: use of kidneys with acute renal dysfunction / Ampliando o pool de doadores de rim: utilização de órgãos com disfunção renal aguda

ABSTRACT Given the shortage of organs transplantation, some strategies have been adopted by the transplant community to increase the supply of organs. One strategy is the use of expanded criteria for donors, that is, donors aged >60 years or 50 and 59 years, and meeting two or more of the following criteria: history of hypertension, terminal serum creatinine >1.5mg/dL, and stroke as the donor´s cause of death. In this review, emphasis was placed on the use of donors with acute renal failure, a condition considered by many as a contraindication for organ acceptance and therefore one of the main causes for kidney discard. Since these are well-selected donors and with no chronic diseases, such as hypertension, renal disease, or diabetes, many studies showed that the use of donors with acute renal failure should be encouraged, because, in general, acute renal dysfunction is reversible. Although most studies demonstrated these grafts have more delayed function, the results of graft and patient survival after transplant are very similar to those with the use of standard donors. Clinical and morphological findings of donors, the use of machine perfusion, and analysis of its parameters, especially intrarenal resistance, are important tools to support decision-making when considering the supply of organs with renal dysfunction.

RESUMO Diante da escassez de órgãos para transplante, algumas estratégias têm sido adotadas pela comunidade transplantadora, no sentido de ampliar a oferta de órgãos. Uma delas é a utilização de rins de doadores com critérios expandidos, ou seja, doadores com idade >60 anos ou entre 50 e 59 anos, e que atendem a dois ou mais dos seguintes critérios: história de hipertensão, creatinina sérica terminal >1,5mg/dL e acidente vascular cerebral como causa de morte do doador. Nesta revisão, foi dada ênfase à utilização de doadores com disfunção renal aguda, condição considerada por muitos uma contraindicação para a aceitação de órgãos e, portanto, uma das principais causas de descarte de órgãos. Desde que sejam doadores bem selecionados e que não tenham doença renal crônica, como hipertensão ou diabetes, muitos trabalhos mostraram que o uso de doadores com disfunção renal aguda deve ser encorajado, pois, em geral, a disfunção renal aguda é de caráter reversível. Embora, a maioria dos estudos tenha demonstrado que há uma maior taxa de função retardada do enxerto com a utilização desses órgãos, os resultados de sobrevida do enxerto e do paciente após o transplante são muito semelhantes aos resultados obtidos da utilização de doadores padrão. Os achados clínicos e morfológicos do doador, a utilização da máquina de perfusão e a análise de seus parâmetros, principalmente a resistência intrarrenal, são importantes ferramentas de apoio para tomada de decisão no momento da oferta de órgãos com disfunção renal.