Use of a Cooling Jacket During Kidney Transplantation

Authors

Stanley G. Dienst
Mohammed R. Ansari

Abstract

The model of renal autotransplantation, with immediate contralateral nephrectomy in the dog, is used to demonstrate that continuous cooling by means of a cooling jacket during vascular anastomoses is effective in preserving renal function acutely and over a two-month follow-up period.

Recommended Citation

Dienst, Stanley G. and Ansari, Mohammed R. (1971) "Use of a Cooling Jacket During Kidney Transplantation," Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal : Vol. 19 : No. 3 , 127-134.
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.henryford.com/hfhmedjournal/vol19/iss3/2