Open AccessLONG-TERM FUNCTION AND SURVIVAL OF ELDERLY DONOR KIDNEYS TRANSPLANTED INTO YOUNG ADULTS1
Author(s) -
M. S. A. Kumar,
D Panigrahi,
Christopher M. Dezii,
G. M. Abouna,
Robert Chvala,
J. Brezin,
Aryavarta M. S. Kumar,
S. M. Katz,
M McSorley,
David A. Laskow
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-199801270-00027
Subject(s) - medicine , creatinine , transplantation , urology , dialysis , renal function , kidney transplantation , glomerulosclerosis , kidney , biopsy , population , surgery , cadaveric spasm , proteinuria , environmental health
Traditionally, elderly donor kidneys have not been widely accepted for transplantation on the assumption of inferior performance. However, the United Network for Organ Sharing reports an increase in the number of elderly donors from less than 2% in 1982 to 24% in 1995. This trend is commensurate with the increase of older dialysis patients and an overall increase in the elderly population in the United States (1). Optimal utilization of these kidneys is essential to overcome the acute organ shortage.