Infrared thermal imaging in transplantation
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Infrared thermal imaging in transplantation
IRAS ID
210174
Contact name
Julien Al Shakarchi
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Renal transplantation is the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage renal disease. Improvements in early transplant survival and long-term transplant function have made kidney transplantation a more cost-effective alternative to dialysis. However one of the common problems seen following transplantation is delayed transplant function which is defined as the continued requirement of dialysis following surgery. It has been shown to be associated with risk of acute rejection episodes and decreased long term transplant survival. Reinstitution of blood flow in kidneys after cold preservation activate a complex sequence of events that sustain kidney injury and play an important part in the development of delayed graft function. There is no available accurate method of predicting delayed graft function.
Since tissue temperature reflects blood perfusion, we hypothesize that infrared thermography would be able to show differences in kidney reperfusion and might have the potential to be used as a predictor of delayed graft function.REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Bradford Leeds Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/YH/0337
Date of REC Opinion
9 Aug 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion