Cost-effectiveness of hypothermic machine preservation versus static cold storage in renal transplantation.

Journal article

Static cold storage (CS) is the most widely used organ preservation method for deceased donor kidney grafts but there is increasing evidence that hypothermic machine perfusion (MP) may result in better outcome after transplantation. We performed an economic evaluation of MP versus CS alongside a multicenter RCT investigating short- and long-term cost-effectiveness. Three hundred thirty-six consecutive kidney pairs were included, one of which was assigned to MP and one to CS. The economic eval...

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Authors: Groen, H; Moers, C; Smits, J; Treckmann, J; Monbaliu, D

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 1824-1830
• Publication date: 2012-07-01
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04030.x
• EISSN: 1600-6143
• ISSN: 1600-6135
• Language: English
• Keywords: Cryopreservation; Markov Chains; Kidney Transplantation; Hypothermia, Induced; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Organ Preservation; Humans