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Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Vol 14, Issue 2 389-393, Copyright © 1999 by Oxford University Press

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Immediate and early renal function after living donor transplantation

J Bugge, A Hartmann, S Osnes, & Bentdal and J Stenstrom
Department of Anesthesia, Internal Medicine and Surgery, Rikshospitalet, N-0027 Oslo, Norway; Corresponding author

Background: In order to assess the immediate renal function after living donor transplantation, renal function was compared in eight renal allograft recipients and their living related kidney donors during the first 24 h after transplantation. Methods: Substantial and comparable intraoperative volume loading with Ringer's acetate and mannitol was performed together with the administration of frusemide. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and effective renal plasma flow (ERPF) were estimated by the clearances of inulin and p-aminohippurane, respectively. Tubular reabsorptive function and injury were estimated from the clearance of lithium, the fractional excretion of sodium and the urinary excretion of N-acetyl-{beta}-glucosaminidase. Results: One hour after completion of surgery, GFR (54±7 ml/min) and ERPF (294±35 ml/min) were only 30% lower in the grafts than in the remaining donor kidneys, increasing to similar levels within 3 h. Only minor tubular dysfunction and injury were revealed in the grafted kidneys, and these tended to normalize within 24 h. Conclusions: By the present transplantation procedure comprising short ischaemia time and substantial volume expansion combined with mannitol and frusemide administration, kidneys from living donors regain nearly normal function within a few hours after transplantation. Key words: living donor transplantation; renal allograft function
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