Open AccessEpidemiology of Kidney Discard from Expanded Criteria Donors Undergoing Donation after Circulatory Death
Author(s) -
Sunita Singh,
S. Joseph Kim
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.07190715
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , kidney donation , organ donation , donation , intensive care medicine , circulatory system , kidney , kidney transplantation , transplantation , economics , economic growth
The broader use of combined expanded criteria donor and donation after circulatory death (ECD/DCD) kidneys may help expand the deceased donor pool. The purpose of our study was to evaluate discard rates of kidneys from ECD/DCD donors and factors associated with discard.
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