Increased pancreatitis in allografts flushed with histidine-tryptophan- ketoglutarate solution: A cautionary tale

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1942-1945

  Alonso, D ^a   Dunn, T B ^b   Rigley, T ^a   Skorupa, J Y ^a   Schriner, M E ^a   Wrenshall, L E ^a   Stevens, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

HTK solution; Organ preservation; Pancreas thrombosis; Pancreas transplantation; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

HTK SOLUTION; INSULIN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; OCTREOTIDE; RABBIT ANTITHYMOCYTE GLOBULIN; RAPAMYCIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SOLUTION;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENCE; KIDNEY GRAFT; LIVER GRAFT; MORBIDITY; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREATITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND COMPLICATION;

ADULT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLUCOSE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MANNITOL; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN PRESERVATION SOLUTIONS; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PANCREATITIS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROCAINE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TRANSPLANTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49649110147     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02312.x     Document Type: Article

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