Title: Organ preservation (renal) – machine perfusion and static storage

Source: NICE

The Skinny: Technology appraisal recommending the following techniques for storing kidneys from donors who have died:

• machine perfusion using the LifePort kidney transporter
• cold static storage using Belzer UW storage solution or Marshall’s hypertonic citrate solution.

The choice of storage method should be based on:

• the expertise and equipment available to the teams collecting the kidney
• how the teams are organised, and
• the distances involved.

If more than one of the storage methods are equally suitable the least costly should be used.

Documents For healthcare professionals:

• TA165 Organ preservation (renal) – machine perfusion and static storage: guidance (30p, 208.09 Kb)
• TA165 Organ preservation (renal) – machine perfusion and static storage: guidance (MS Word format) (30p, 603.5 Kb)
• TA165 Organ preservation (renal) – machine perfusion and static storage: quick reference guide (2p, 53.8 Kb)

Documents For patients, carers and the public:

• TA165 Organ preservation (renal) – machine perfusion and static storage: understanding NICE guidance (4p, 57.19 Kb)
• TA165 Organ preservation (renal) – machine perfusion and static storage: understanding NICE guidance (MS Word format) (4p, 502 Kb)

Implementation Guidance:

• Organ preservation (renal) – machine perfusion and static storage: audit support (4p, 160.5 Kb)
• Organ preservation (renal) – machine perfusion and static storage: costing statement (2p, 27.17 Kb)

Date of publication: January 2009

Publication type: Technology Appraisal

Acknowledgement: http://www.nice.org.uk