Variations in deceased donor kidney procurement biopsy practice patterns: A survey of U.S. organ procurement organizations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Procurement biopsies have become a common practice in the evaluation and allocation of deceased donor kidneys in the United States despite questions about their value and reproducibility. We sought to determine the extent of OPO-level differences in criteria used to decide which deceased donor kidneys undergo a procurement biopsy and to assess the degree of variability in procurement biopsy technique and interpretation across OPOs.

Methods

Each of the country's 58 OPOs were invited to participate in the survey. OPOs were divided into two groups based on organ availability ratio and deceased donor kidney discard rate.

Results and conclusions

Fifty-out-of-fifty-eight invited OPOs (86% response rate) responded to the survey between November 2020 and December 2

SUBMITTER: Emmons BR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8556234 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature