Weiming He, Yuguang Xu, Chaoyang Gong, Xiaozhen Liu, Yuqiang Wu, Xi Xie, Jiazhen Chen, Yi Yu, Zhiyong Guo, Qiang Sun
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to quantify renal microcirculatory perfusion in braindead donors using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS), and to establish an accurate, noninvasive, and convenient index for predicting delayed graft function (DGF) post-transplantation. METHODS: In total, 90 brain-dead donor kidneys (training group, n=60; validation group, n=30) examined between August 2020 and November 2022 were recruited in this prospective study. CEUS was performed on the kidneys of brain-dead donors 24 hours before organ procurement and time-intensity curves were constructed...
April 19, 2023: Ultrasonography