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Variation in use of procurement biopsies and its implications for discard of deceased donor kidneys recovered for transplantation. Am J Transplant 2019 Aug;19(8):2241-2251

Date

02/28/2019

Pubmed ID

30809941

DOI

10.1111/ajt.15325

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85064487334 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   35 Citations

Abstract

The use of procurement biopsies in deceased donor kidney acceptance is controversial. We analyzed Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data (n = 59 328 allografts, 2014-2018) to describe biopsy practices across US organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and examine relationships with discards, using hierarchical modeling to account for OPO and donor factors. Median odds ratios (MORs) provide the median of the odds that allografts with identical reported traits would be biopsied or discarded from 2 randomly drawn OPOs. Biopsies were obtained for 52.7% of kidneys. Biopsy use rose in a graded manner with kidney donor profile index (KDPI). Biopsy rates differed significantly among OPOs (22.8% to 77.5%), even after adjustment for KDPI and other donor factors. Discard rates also varied from 6.6% to 32.1% across OPOs. After adjustment for donor factors and OPO, biopsy was associated with more than 3 times the likelihood of discard (adjusted odds ratio [95%LCL aOR95%UCL ], 3.29 3.513.76 ). This association was most pronounced for low-risk (KDPI <20) kidneys (aOR, 5.45 6.477.69 ), with minimal impact at KDPI >85 (aOR, 0.88 1.151.51 ). Adjusted MORs for kidney discard and biopsy were greatest for low-risk kidneys. Reducing the rate of unnecessary biopsy and improving the accuracy of histologic assessments in higher KDPI organs may help reduce graft discard rates.

Author List

Lentine KL, Naik AS, Schnitzler MA, Randall H, Wellen JR, Kasiske BL, Marklin G, Brockmeier D, Cooper M, Xiao H, Zhang Z, Gaston RS, Rothweiler R, Axelrod DA

Author

Matthew Cooper MD Chief, Director, Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Biopsy
Donor Selection
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Kidney Transplantation
Prognosis
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Tissue Donors
Tissue and Organ Procurement
Transplant Recipients