Report of National Kidney Foundation Consensus Conference to Decrease Kidney Discards. Clin Transplant 2019 Jan;33(1):e13419
Date
10/23/2018Pubmed ID
30345720DOI
10.1111/ctr.13419Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85055255656 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 62 CitationsAbstract
The organ shortage is one of the major challenges in the field of organ transplantation, yet the percentage of kidneys procured and discarded prior to transplantation has continued to rise to twenty percent. The causes of organ discard are complex, yet an urgent need exists for collaborative efforts to maximize the utilization of all potentially transplantable renal allografts. The National Kidney Foundation convened a meeting of experts to identify factors contributing to reduced organ utilization, and to propose actionable solutions to decrease the rate of kidney discards.
Author List
Cooper M, Formica R, Friedewald J, Hirose R, O'Connor K, Mohan S, Schold J, Axelrod D, Pastan SAuthor
Matthew Cooper MD Chief, Director, Professor in the Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
ConsensusDonor Selection
Humans
Kidney Transplantation
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Tissue Donors
Tissue and Organ Procurement