Attitudes among transplant professionals regarding shifting paradigms in eligibility criteria for live kidney donation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The transplant community increasingly accepts extended criteria live kidney donors, however, great (geographical) differences are present in policies regarding the acceptance of these donors, and guidelines do not offer clarity. The aim of this survey was to reveal these differences and to get an insight in both centre policies as well as personal beliefs of transplant professionals.

Methods

An online survey was sent to 1128 ESOT-members. Questions were included about several extended donor criteria; overweight/obesity, older age, vascular multiplicity, minors as donors and comorbidities; hypertension, impaired fasting glucose, kidney stones, malignancies and renal cysts. Comparisons were made between transplant centres of three regions in Europe and between Europ

SUBMITTER: Lafranca JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5521829 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature