Deceased Donor Kidney Storage at 10 Celsius Versus Conventional Storage
The goal of this clinical trial is to test how storage temperature of deceased donor kidneys affects kidney function after transplant in adult patients receiving a kidney transplant. The main question it aims to answer is: • Do patients that receive a kidney transplant stored at 10 °C have improved post-transplant kidney function? Researchers will compare patients who receive kidneys stored at 10 °C versus kidneys stored at 4°C (on ice, i.e. conventional storage) to see if kidneys stored at 10 °C have improved function. Participants will: * Be made aware of and consent to receive a kidney transplant that had been stored at 10 °C * Have their urine collected 24 hours after surgery to be analyzed for research
⁃ 1\. All adult single organ kidney transplant candidates on the waiting list at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) will be eligible for enrollment.
• Donation after brain death or donation after circulatory death kidney donors, whose health care proxy has consented for donation and the possibility of research
• Deceased donor kidneys that have been allocated to VUMC as a primary match offer prior to organ procurement will be eligible