Background: The epidemic of drug overdose deaths in the United States has led to an
increase in organ donors. Objective: To characterize donors who died of overdose and to …

Introduction Long‐term outcomes of kidney transplantation from deceased donors (DDKTs)
with terminal acute kidney injury (AKI) are not well defined. Methods Single center …

Based on the current projection of the general population and the combined increase in end-
stage kidney disease with age, the number of elderly donors and recipients is increasing …

Background Many kidneys donated for transplant in the United States are discarded
because of abnormal histology. Whether histology adds incremental value beyond usual …

Importance Despite the unmet need, many deceased-donor kidneys are discarded or not
recovered. Inefficient allocation and prolonged ischemia time are contributing factors, and …

The use of procurement biopsies in deceased donor kidney acceptance is controversial. We
analyzed Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data (n= 59 328 allografts, 2014‐2018) …

Summary The French Renal Epidemiology and Information Network (REIN) registry started
in 2002 with the goal to provide a tool to evaluate renal replacement therapy (RRT) practices …

Results Compared with bilateral donors (ie, both kidneys transplanted)(n= 80,584),
unilateral donors (ie, only one kidney transplanted)(n= 7625) had higher mean terminal …

Introduction The role of procurement biopsies in deceased donor kidney evaluation is
debated in light of uncertainty about the influence of biopsy findings on recipient outcomes …

There are limited data on the nonprocurement of kidneys from solid organ donors. Analysis
of Standard Transplant Analysis and Research files was undertaken on all deceased donors …