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A total ischemia time of >24 h does not preclude transplantation of kidneys from non-heartbeating donors

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boxed-textKubota Y et al. (2007) Should we discard the graft? Analysis of the renal grafts with a total ischemia time of more than 24 hours donated after cardiac death. Am J Transplant 7: 1177–1180

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  1. PS Veitch is Director of the Renal Transplant Unit and AO Mahendran is a Senior Clinical Fellow in renal transplantation at the Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.,

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Veitch, P., Mahendran, A. A total ischemia time of >24 h does not preclude transplantation of kidneys from non-heartbeating donors. Nat Rev Nephrol 3, 600–601 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0614

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