Anti-T-Lymphocyte Globulin (ATG) in Renal Transplantation of Kidneys With a Non-Heart-Beating (NHB) Donor

Exclusion Criteria

• •Pregnant or lactating women at the time of randomization.
• •Patients and donors are ABO incompatible.
• •Women having had \>3 pregnancies (including abortions if no consistent data on PRA or anti-donor antibodies are available).
• •Patients with hypersensibility to rabbit proteins, previous treatment with rabbit IgG, or known intolerance to any component of basal immunosuppression.
• •Patients with leukocytes \<3,000/mm3 and/or platelets \<50,000/mm3 before initiation of transplant.
• •Patients, who are HIV positive.
• •Patients subjected to previous transplants or candidates for multiple transplants (e.g. SKP).
• •Patients, who are unlikely to comply with the visit schedule in the protocol and patients who cannot communicate reliably with the investigator.
• •Patients with pulmonary oedema or with other signs of overhydration.