Table 2

Clinical outcomes according to kidney procurement time

OutcomeProcurement time; no. (%) of recipients*p value
SPPKP
Short-term
Cold ischemia time, mean ± SD, h9.6 ± 5.08.0 ± 2.50.4
Delayed graft function7 (6.1)6 (20.0)0.2
Early graft failure†0 (0.0)2 (6.7)< 0.01
Long-term
Donor-specific antibodies1 (0.9)3 (10.0)< 0.01
Acute rejection episode6 (5.2)3 (10.0)0.3
Deceased with functioning graft8 (7.0)2 (6.7)1.0
Graft failure3 (2.6)3 (10.0)0.7

  • PKP = prolonged kidney procurement time; SD = standard deviation; SP = standard procurement time.

  • ↵* Except where noted otherwise.

  • ↵† Graft nephrectomy or loss of kidney transplant function resulting in dialysis dependence within 30 days of transplantation.