Application of an automated cardiopulmonary resuscitation device for kidney transplantation from uncontrolled donation after cardiac death donors in the emergency department.

Vital-organ transplantation has become acceptable as the treatment of choice for end-stage organ failure. If the patient, facing the end of life, wishes to donate organs after cardiac arrest (CA), donation after cardiac death (DCD) is increasingly important for the realization of the patient's desires after CA. In Japan, kidney transplantation from uncontrolled DCD donors, who are identified in modified Maastricht categories II or V, is one of the critical factors in expanding the donor pool.

Successful kidney transplantation from donation after cardiac death using a load-distributing-band chest compression device during long warm ischemic time.

Donation after cardiac death (DCD) is increasing in importance as a potential source of vital organs for clinical transplantation. In Japan, the method of kidney procurement from DCD is one of the critical factors in successful deceased renal transplantation. The efforts to shorten the warm ischemic time (WIT), which is defined as the time from cardiac arrest to initiation of cooling in situ, or maintaining adequate renal blood flow during WIT by consistent chest compression are essential.

Early graft function in kidney transplantation from non-heart-beating donors.

The shortage of kidneys for transplantation is a universal problem. The non heart beating donor (NHBD) is one such source. This study evaluates the early graft function after kidney transplantation from NHBD.