[Reduction of the renal transplantation cold ischaemia time by the use of a timesheet].

Objective: Reduction of the cold ischaemia time is one of the major objectives designed to improve the quality and cost of renal transplantation. Based on the experience of other centres, we report the impact of using a renal transplantation timesheet on the cold ischaemia time in our centre.

Material And Method: Since March 2004, we have used a renal transplantation timesheet with the collaboration of all personnel involved in transplantation (coordination, nephrologists, clinical pathologists).