Kidney nonprocurement in deceased donors with acute kidney injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in deceased organ donors and is associated with high rates of kidney discard by transplant centers. High discard rates may consequently drive nonprocurement of these kidneys by organ procurement organizations. We aimed to study the relationship between donor AKI and kidney nonprocurement.

Methods

Using U.S. registry data, we identified donors with at least one organ recovered from 2008 to 2018. We compared characteristics of donors with no kidneys procured across AKI stages, and used multivariable logistic regression to evaluate the relationship between AKI severity and kidney nonprocurement.

Results

Overall 14 543 kidneys from 7620 donors were not procured, among which 93% were from donors with AKI. For 6945 donors with

SUBMITTER: Yu K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9771943 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature