Extra-corporeal normothermic machine perfusion of the porcine kidney: working towards future utilization in Australasia.

A viable and reproducible NMP system was established and tested in porcine kidneys, which was able to simulate graft function extra-corporeally. Further work is required to identify the most optimal perfusion conditions. Prior to its utilization in clinical transplantation, the system should be tested in non-transplanted human kidneys.