Experiments have been done to determine if isolated in situ perfusion of the cadaver kidney
will preserve renal viability. Perfusion experiments were performed under varying conditions …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-three mongrel dogs of both sexes, weighing between
15 and 30 kg., were divided into 4 experimental groups. Group 1 consisted of 5 dogs. One …

Ex vivo renal operations were performed in fifteen dogs to determine the efficacy of a new ex
vivo renal preservation technic. The method described and illustrated in this report proved to …

Dog kidneys subjected to a period of warm ischemia followed by either simple cold storage
or hypothermic pulsatile perfusion were autotransplanted 24 hr after harvesting, and a …

In 12 experiments dog kidneys have been preserved for periods of 72, 96, 120, and 168
hours. The preservation system employed pulsatile perfusion, membrane oxygenation …

Rabbit kidneys were perfused with a plasma-like solution at 37° C for periods of 1 or 2 hr,
and were then autografted with immediate contralateral nephrectomy. Kidneys perfused for …

The perfusion apparatus is shown schematically in Fig. 1. The excised kidney, with a
cannula in its main artery and catheter in its ureter, rested on its side on a Plexiglas …

Summary 63 cadaveric kidneys have been preserved for up to 36 hours by continuous
perfusion on a Gambro machine. 52 kidneys were transplanted: 13 (25%) functioned …

Successful 6-day kidney preservation was obtained with a combination of perfusion
techniques. Canine kidneys were preserved by hypothermic continuous perfusion in a …

MATERIALS AND METHODS New Zealand albino rabbits were heparinized and
anesthetized with urethane (2g/kg, ip) The left kidney of each animal was exposed by …