The final decision to accept an organ for transplantation remains a subjective one. With
“poor organ quality” commonly cited as a major reason for kidney discard, accurate …

Over the past 65 years, kidney transplantation has evolved into the optimal treatment for
patients with kidney failure, dramatically reducing suffering through improved survival and …

Importance Approximately 3500 donated kidneys are discarded in the United States each
year, drawing concern from Medicare and advocacy groups. Objective To estimate the …

Introduction Renal transplant outcomes result from a combination of factors. Traditionally,
donor factors were summarized by classifying kidneys as extended criteria or standard …

The impact of donor quality on post–kidney transplant (KT) survival may vary by candidate
condition. Characterizing this variation would increase access to KT without sacrificing …

The number of potential pediatric heart transplant recipients continues to exceed the number
of donors, and consequently the waitlist mortality remains significant. Despite this, around …

Thousands of kidneys from higher-risk donors are discarded annually because of the
increased likelihood of complications posttransplant. Given the severe organ shortage, there …

Normothermic ex vivo kidney perfusion (NEVKP) represents a novel approach for graft
preservation and functional improvement in kidney transplantation. We investigated whether …

Abstract The Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) was introduced in the United States in 2014
to guide the decision making of clinicians with respect to accepting or declining a donated …

Deceased-donor acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with organ discard and delayed
graft function, but data on longer-term allograft survival are limited. We performed a …