Outcomes From Right Versus Left Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplants: A US National Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

There may be important transplant-related differences between right and left kidneys, including logistical/surgical considerations about vessel length for the right compared to the left kidney from the same donor. Because US centers choose between the right and left kidney when their recipient is ranked higher on a "match-run," we sought to determine whether deceased-donor right kidneys have had worse posttransplantation outcomes than left kidneys.

Study design

Paired Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network analysis.

Setting & participants

Deceased-donor kidney pairs transplanted during 1990 to 2016.

Exposure

Right versus left kidney controlling for other significant factors.

Outcomes

Delayed graft function (DGF), all-cause an

SUBMITTER: Kulkarni S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7288694 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature