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To compare outcomes between kidneys preserved with SCS followed by prolonged HMP (SCS+HMP) and SCS alone. Methods: This single-center retrospective study included 200 adult recipients of kidney transplants from brain-dead donors (67 SCS+HMP; 133 SCS). Outcomes were primary graft non-function (PNF), delayed graft function (DGF), patient and death-censored graft survival, and renal function over 24 months. Univariable and multivariable analyses identified predictors of DGF. Propensity score matching was performed to adjust for baseline imbalances. Results: In the SCS+HMP group, grafts underwent a median of 244 min of SCS followed by 1300 min of HMP, resulting in longer total cold ischemia time than SCS alone (1545 vs. 1104 min; p &lt; 0.001). After matching, 51 pairs (n = 102) were analyzed. In the matched cohort, PNF occurred in 2 patients (3.9%) in the SCS+HMP group and 3 patients (5.9%) in the SCS group (p = 1.0). DGF occurred less frequently in the SCS+HMP group than in the SCS group (17.6% vs. 39.2%; p = 0.027). In multivariable Firth penalized logistic regression, HMP was independently associated with lower odds of DGF (OR 0.34; 95% CI 0.13\u20130.82). During the 24-month follow-up, patient survival, death-censored graft survival, and creatinine trajectories were comparable between groups. Conclusions: Sequential HMP after initial SCS enables extended preservation and was associated with a lower incidence of delayed graft function. 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