Journal article
The kidney evaluation of living kidney donor candidates: US practices in 2017
Abstract
We surveyed US transplant programs to assess practices used to assess kidney health in living kidney donor candidates in 2017; the response rate was 31%. In this report, we focus on the kidney; a companion piece focuses on the metabolic and cardiovascular aspects of candidate evaluation. Compared to 2005, programs have become more stringent in accepting younger candidates and less stringent in accepting older candidates. The 24-hour creatinine …
Authors
Garg N; Lentine KL; Inker LA; Garg AX; Rodrigue JR; Segev DL; Mandelbrot DA
Journal
American Journal of Transplantation, Vol. 20, No. 12, pp. 3379–3389
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2020
DOI
10.1111/ajt.15951
ISSN
1600-6135