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New research by the Consortium for Organ Preservation in Europe (COPE) has found that a new method to transport donor kidneys, which uses a combination of cold perfusion with oxygen, can significantly improve transplant results, with less graft failure, better function and lower rejection of the kidney when compared to cold perfusion alone. For patients who need a kidney transplant this is a big step forward. The study, carried out in Belgium, The Netherlands and the UK, was published today in The Lancet.
My patient’s emergency procedure was Interventional Radiology-related or an Endoscopic Interventions (e.g. stent insertion, ERCP), not surgery – are they eligible?
Answer Yes, all emergency abdominal procedures are eligible – of course, the patient has to clinically deteriorate to be included.
How do I define a scan as ‘emergency’ or ‘unplanned’?
Answer All scans REQUESTED outside of the normal working hours of 9am to 5pm Monday-Friday are counted as unplanned. All scans where the RICHER tool (a communication tool developed by RESPOND) had to be used in the request also count as unplanned.