Warm perfusion of ischaemically damaged kidneys : ex-vivo function, viability assessment and preservation efficacy
Background: The shortage of kidneys for renal transplantation has prompted renewed interest in non-heart-beating donors (NHBD). While this may increase the number of transplants, it also increases the primary non-function (PNF) rate. This is caused by excessive warm ischaemic injury in some NHBD, an...
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University of Leicester
2003
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.403531 |