TY - JOUR
AU - Nicholson, M L
AB - British Journal of Surgery 1996,83,962-963 Surgical workshop Kidney retrieval from asystolic donors using intra-aortic balloons. A simple modification of the estab- lished technique to facilitate accurate placement is an intra-aortic balloon catheter described. T. J. WHEATLEY, T. M. DOUGHMAN, Surgical technique P. S. VEITCH and M. L. NICHOLSON University Department of Surgery, Leicester General Hospital NHS The technique as described originally by Garcia-Rinaldi et aL5 in 1975, involves insertion of the double-balloon triple-lumen Trust, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PM: UK catheter into the abdominal aorta via a femoral arteriotomy. Correspondence to: Mr 7: J. Wheatley Inflation of the caudal balloon at the aortic bifurcation and inflation of the cranial balloon isolates the segment of aorta from The retrieval of kidneys from asystolic or non-heart- which the renal arteries originate (vertebral level Ll). A plain beating donors has proved to be a valuable source of abdominal radiograph can be taken to show the position of the organs at a time when the shortage of donated kidneys catheter, which is radio-opaque. The authors’ modification is to mix a small amount of Conray (May and Baker, Dagenham, UK) continues to limit transplant activity1. The initial challenge radiocontrast dye with the saline injected 
TI - Kidney retrieval from asystolic donors using an intra-aortic balloon catheter
JO - British Journal of Surgery
DO - 10.1002/bjs.1800830724
DA - 1996-07-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/kidney-retrieval-from-asystolic-donors-using-an-intra-aortic-balloon-u3tcGEMDgD
SP - 962
EP - 963
VL - 83
IS - 7
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