P1684MULTI-NATIONAL SURVEY AMONG NEPHROLOGISTS AND TRANSPLANT SURGEONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY AND ACCEPTANCE OF MARGINAL LIVE KIDNEY DONORS WITH HEAVY SMOKING OR INTERMITTENT DRUG ABUSE
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DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfaa142.p1684
Abstract: Potential kidney donors who actively smoke heavily or had intermittent illegal drug use (IIDU) are mostly excluded from donating a kidney. Tobacco use in kidney donor has been linked to worse outcomes for donors and… read more here.
Keywords: nephrologists transplant; kidney donors; survey; transplant surgeons ... See more keywords
The first increase in live kidney donation in the United States in 15 years
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DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16136
Abstract: The first sustained increase in live kidney donation in the United States in 15 years was observed from 2017 to 2019. To help sustain this surge, we studied 35 900 donors (70.3% white, 14.5% Hispanic,… read more here.
Keywords: donation; increase; donors change; live kidney ... See more keywords
Should minors and young adults qualify as potential live kidney donors? The views of international transplant professionals
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DOI: 10.1111/petr.13526
Abstract: Although live kidney donation (LD) has become an increasingly common procedure, European and US transplant centres disagree as to whether minors and young adults should qualify as donor candidates. Therefore, we aimed to better understand… read more here.
Keywords: young adults; live kidney; transplant professionals; adults qualify ... See more keywords