Expanded Criteria Donors for Kidney Transplantation: Quality Control and Results

Although the number of kidneys from expanded criteria deceased donors (ECDs) is growing in most transplant centers, the limits for acceptance of these kidneys and the safety standards have still not been fully established. We evaluated 342 kidney transplants performed between January 1999 and Decemb...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transplantation proceedings 2006-10, Vol.38 (8), p.2371-2373
Hauptverfasser:	Frutos, M.A., Sola, E., Mansilla, J.J., Ruiz, P., Martín-Gómez, A., Seller, G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Fundamental immunology Glomerular Filtration Rate Humans Kidney Kidney Transplantation - physiology Kidney Transplantation - standards Medical sciences Middle Aged Patient Selection Retrospective Studies Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the urinary system Tissue Donors Tissue, organ and graft immunology
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Zusammenfassung:	Although the number of kidneys from expanded criteria deceased donors (ECDs) is growing in most transplant centers, the limits for acceptance of these kidneys and the safety standards have still not been fully established. We evaluated 342 kidney transplants performed between January 1999 and December 2004. In 77 (22.5%) of these, the kidneys were from ECDs, that is, donors age >60 years and with one of the following characteristics: hypertension, death due to cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or glomerular filtration rate (GFR)
ISSN:	0041-1345 1873-2623
DOI:	10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.08.035