[State of the hemodynamics in the remaining kidney after nephrectomy]

The state of hemodynamics of the kidney left after nephrectomy was examined by determining renal blood flow and rheorenography. In the two experimental series nephrectomy was accompanied by hemorrhage with the subsequent auto-blood and homologous blood transfusion. Nephrectomy produced a blood flow reduction in the remaining kidney associated with the lowering of the blood compression and vasospasm. The blood flow returned to the normal at the end of the first 24 hours, and then increased progressively. Hemorrhage during the operation aggravated the hemodynamic disorders in the remaining kidney during the first postoperative hours. The use of autoblood promoted their quick disappearance, within two hours. At the same time the use of homologous blood led to persistence of hemodynamic disorders up to three days after the operation.