Survival Benefit of Transplantation with a Deceased Diabetic Donor Kidney Compared with Remaining on the Waitlist | Zendy

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Survival Benefit of Transplantation with a Deceased Diabetic Donor Kidney Compared with Remaining on the Waitlist

Author(s) -

Jordana B. Cohen,

Kevin C. Eddinger,

Jayme E. Locke,

Kimberly A. Forde,

Peter P. Reese,

Deirdre Sawinski

Publication year - 2017

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.10280916

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , transplantation , kidney transplantation , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , kidney , urology , surgery

Use of diabetic donor kidneys has been a necessary response to the donor organ shortage. Recipients of diabetic donor kidneys have higher mortality risk compared with recipients of nondiabetic donor kidneys. However, the survival benefit of transplantation with diabetic donor kidneys over remaining on the waitlist has not been previously evaluated.

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