Additional Normothermic Machine Perfusion Versus Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Suboptimal Donor Kidney Transplantation: Protocol of a Randomized, Controlled, Open-Label Trial.
Elsaline RijkseSarah BouariHendrikus J A N KimenaiJeroen de JongeRon W F de BruinJulia S SlagterMartijn W F van den HoogenJan Nicolaas Maria IJzermansMartin J HoogduijnRobert C MinneePublished in: International journal of surgery protocols (2021)
This is the first RCT to compare additional NMP to HMP alone.Extensive sampling will offer in-depth analysis of kidney physiology during NMP.This RCT may help identify biomarkers to predict clinical outcomes during NMP.Biomarkers can help develop NMP as assessment tool for declined kidneys.