Kidney Transplant Outcomes From Deceased Donors Who Received Dialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Recipient outcomes after kidney transplant from deceased donors who received dialysis prior to kidney donation are not well described.

Objective

To compare outcomes of transplant recipients who received kidneys from deceased donors who underwent dialysis prior to kidney donation vs recipients of kidneys from deceased donors who did not undergo dialysis.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective cohort study was conducted including data from 58 US organ procurement organizations on deceased kidney donors and kidney transplant recipients. From 2010 to 2018, 805 donors who underwent dialysis prior to kidney donation were identified. The donors who underwent dialysis prior to kidney donation were matched 1:1 with donors who did not undergo dialysis usin

SUBMITTER: Wen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11117155 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature