An Examination of the Application of the Kidney Donor Risk Index in British Columbia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Kidney Donor Risk Index (KDRI) is a continuous measure of deceased donor kidney transplant failure risk that was derived in US patients based on 10 donor characteristics. In the United States, the KDRI is utilized to guide organ allocation and to inform clinical decisions regarding organ acceptance.

Objective

To examine the application of the US-derived KDRI in a large Canadian province.

Patients

All deceased donor kidney-only transplant recipients in British Columbia (BC) between 2005 and 2014.

Methods

We examined the predictive performance of KDRI in BC transplant recipients and compared the overall performance of KDRI with donor age alone in predicting transplant failure (from all causes including death).

Results

Donors in BC (N = 785)

SUBMITTER: Rose C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5862363 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature