Impact of the individualized risks of end-stage renal disease on living kidney donor selection

It is recommended to determine the risks of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in living donor candidates. The aim of this study was to determine how many candidates would have been cleared for donation according to different thresholds of risks. Four pre-donation and post-donation risks of ESRD were calculated retrospectively using online tools (http://www.transplantmodels.com/) and the calculator of the University of Minnesota for 151 living kidney donors and 27 patients disqualified for living donation based on a glomerular filtration rate (GFR)