[Comparative evaluation of various methods of initial hypothermic perfusion of donor kidneys].

The authors discuss three various methods of initial hypothermic perfusion applied in 160 donors. The function of the donor kidneys was evaluated according to the results of clinical transplantation. The advantage of high-current perfusion in situ is shown, it allows the number of donor kidneys which are unfit for transplantation to be reduced to minimum. The method of in situ perfusion of organs in multiorganic collection ensures the most adequate antiischemic protection of all organs removed for transplantation, particularly in donors after circulatory arrest.