-Dopamine Shown to Better Odds for Transplants
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_89108.html
New research by the University Medical Centre in Germany shows that giving dopamine to brain-dead organ donors helps better preserve their kidneys to be used for transplantation and decreases the likelihood they will need dialysis the first week after the transplant.
Currently most transplanted kidneys come from donors who are brain dead, which can damage the organs.
"This study shows that pretreatment of the deceased heart-beating donor with low-dose dopamine reduces the need for dialysis in the recipient after kidney transplantation," researchers wrote.
((What's next can be inferred that doctors will begin to use this technique more.))
-Kidney Disease Patients Do Just as Well Receiving Home Dialysis
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_88663.html
-Allegheny General Hospital Performs First Dual-Heart Kidney Transplant
http://www.wpahs.org/agh/news/index.cfm?mode=view&article=1599
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