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BACKGROUND: NRP may also improve outcomes in kidney transplantation.We present our single center experience of outcomes in imported kidneys following NRP. METHODS: Data was obtained from a prospectively maintained database between December 2012 and September 2018. Primary endpoints were incidence of delayed graft function (DGF) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). RESULTS: Six-hundred and thirty-two decease donor kidneys were transplanted, 229 from DCD donors, 29 of which had NRP. The DGF rate was lower for NRP versus DCD (six of 29, 20.7% vs. 70 of 200, 35.0%) with reduced duration of DGF. Multivariate analysis demonstrated transplant type to be a statistically significant independent predictor of eGFR at 7 and 14 days. Early transplant function in NRP kidneys was comparable to DBD. There were no graft losses within 30 days in the NRP group. One-year graft loss rate was 3.4% for NRP and 6.0% for standard DCD. CONCLUSION: This data suggests NRP is safe, and reduces rates of DGF and improves early renal transplant function.
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