Procurement Biopsy Findings Versus Kidney Donor Risk Index for Predicting Renal Allograft Survival

Procurement Biopsy Findings Versus Kidney Donor Risk Index for Predicting Renal Allograft Survival

Background. Efforts to maximize transplantation by matching organ quality to recipient longevity require reliable tools. The US kidney allocation system uses the Kidney Donor Risk Index (KDRI) for this purpose, and many centers additionally rely on donor biopsies. The Leuven score combines donor age...

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Main Authors: Isaac E. Hall, MD, MS, Chirag R. Parikh, MD, PhD, Bernd Schröppel, MD, MSCE, Francis L. Weng, MD, Yaqi Jia, MPH, Heather Thiessen-Philbrook, MMath, Peter P. Reese, MD, MSCE, Mona D. Doshi, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-08-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000816

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