Is the Donor Age a Real Limitation to the Use of Very Extended Criteria Donors in Kidney Transplantation?
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DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000543267.37582.89
Abstract: The use of very extended criteria donors has increased in the last few years in relation to the paucity of donors and the increasing age of recipients. However, doubts about their usefulness make the decision… read more here.
Keywords: age; graft; criteria donors; kidney transplants ... See more keywords
Histopathological evaluation of pretransplant donor biopsies in expanded criteria donors with high kidney donor profile index: a retrospective observational cohort study
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DOI: 10.1111/tri.12966
Abstract: There is no consensus on the allocation of renal transplants from expanded criteria donors (ECD). The Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) is used without the need for pretransplant donor biopsies (PTDB). We explored whether PTDB… read more here.
Keywords: criteria donors; kidney donor; donor; expanded criteria ... See more keywords