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Newcastle University transplant experts to help lead kidney assessment technology network
Newcastle University transplant specialists will help lead a clinical network that is expanding the use of technology giving surgeons more time to assess donated kidneys.
Why it matters: Newcastle University's transplant experts take a leading role in a clinical network that the university says aims to enable more life-saving kidney transplants.
Newcastle University said its transplant experts will help lead a clinical network that is expanding the use of a technology for donated kidneys.
According to the university, the technology gives surgeons more time to assess kidneys from donors.
The university said the expansion is intended to make more life-saving transplants possible.
Editor’s view
Scott James, Research and Innovation Editor
Newcastle University's transplant experts will share leadership of the clinical network; if the technology gives surgeons more time to assess donated kidneys as the university states, then the network's expansion is intended to allow more transplants to go ahead.
