IGL-1 solution is characterized by inversion of K+ and Na+ concentrations in the University Wisconsin (UW) solution and polyethylene glycol 35 (PEG 35) substitution for hydroxy ethyl starch. In this prospective study, 121 patients transplanted with kidneys preserved in IGL-1 solution were compared to 102 patients grafted with kidneys preserved in UW solution. Serum creatinine and creatinine clearance, delayed graft function (DGF) and rejection episodes, patient and graft survival were evaluated in the first post-transplant year.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Renal ischaemia and reperfusion lesions partly determine short-term and long-term graft survival. Organ preservation conditions appear to play a decisive role. This article presents the preclinical experimental results obtained in renal transplantation with an extracellular organ preservation solution, in which polyethylene glycol (PEG) is used as colloid.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIschemia-reperfusion injury conditions short-term and long-term graft function. The effects of the inversion of K+ and Na+ concentrations and substitution with polyethylene glycol for hydroxyethyl starch in University of Wisconsin (K-UW) solution were evaluated in isolated perfused rat kidneys and in autotransplanted pig kidneys. In the rat model kidneys were cold-stored for 24 h in K-UW or Na-UW or Na-PEG UW solutions (IGL-1 solution).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe University of Wisconsin (UW) solution is the most commonly used preservation solution. However, a new preservation solution-IGL-1-contains an inversion of K and Na concentrations and substitution of polyethylene glycol for hydroxyethyl starch in the UW solution. The present study is the first clinical experience on the outcome of kidneys preserved in IGL-1 solution.
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