Noninvasive diagnosis of dysfunctions in patients after organ transplantation by monitoring the redox potential of blood serum.

Background: The problem of noninvasive diagnosis of transplant dysfunction in patients is one of the most complex problems in transplantology at the present time. Because transplanted organs can be ischemic, the measurement of redox potential (RP) in blood serum reflects the prooxidant-antioxidant balance in the organism. It was hypothesized that certain dysfunctions and postoperative complications in transplant patients may be accompanied by a change in the RP of blood plasma.