Mild Hypothermia in Deceased Organ Donors Improves Organ Function in Kidney Transplant

July 31, 2015

(Medical Xpress) – Mild hypothermia in deceased organ donors significantly reduces delayed graft function in kidney transplant recipients when compared to normal body temperature, according to UC San Francisco researchers and collaborators, a finding that could lead to an increase in the availability of kidneys for transplant. Their study appears in the July 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.