Novel Ex-Vivo Thrombolytic Reconditioning of Kidneys Retrieved 4 to 5 Hours After Circulatory Death
Michael Olausson, Deepti Antony, Galina Travnikova, Martin Johansson, Nikhil B Nayakawde, Debashish Banerjee, John Mackay Søfteland, Goditha U Premaratne, Michael Olausson, Deepti Antony, Galina Travnikova, Martin Johansson, Nikhil B Nayakawde, Debashish Banerjee, John Mackay Søfteland, Goditha U Premaratne
Abstract
Background: Due to organ shortage, many patients do not receive donor organs. The present novel thrombolytic technique utilizes organs from donors with uncontrolled donation after circulatory deaths (uDCD), with up to 4-5 h warm ischemia, without advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation (aCPR) or extracorporeal circulation (EC) after death.
Methods: The study group of pigs (n = 21) underwent simulated circulatory death. After 2 h, an ice slush was inserted into the abdomen. Kidneys were retrieved 4.5 h after death. Lys-plasminogen, antithrombin-III (ATIII), and alteplase (tPA) were injected through the renal arteries on the back table. Subsequent ex vivo perfusion at 15 °C was continued for 3 h, followed by 3 h with red blood cells (RBCs) at 32 °C. Perfusion outcome and histology were compared between uDCD kidneys, receiving no thrombolytic treatment (n = 8), and live donor kidneys (n = 7). The study kidneys were then transplanted into pigs as autologous grafts with a single functioning autologous kidney as the only renal support. uDCD control pigs (n = 8), receiving no ex vivo perfusion, served as controls.
Results: Vascular resistance decreased to <200 mmHg/mL/min ( P < 0.0023) and arterial flow increased to >100 mL/100 g/min ( P < 0.00019) compared to controls. In total 13/21 study pigs survived for >10 days, while all uDCD control pigs died. Histology was preserved after reconditioning, and the creatinine level after 10 days was next to normal.
Conclusions: Kidneys from extended uDCD, not receiving aCPR/EC, can be salvaged using thrombolytic treatment to remove fibrin thrombi while preserving histology and enabling transplantation with a clinically acceptable early function.
Conflict of interest statement
M.O. is the inventor of several patents within the field of transplantation. The other authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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