Open AccessKidney After Liver Transplantation Matched-pair Analysis: Are Kidneys Allocated to Appropriate Patients to Maximize Their Survival?
Author(s) -
Michael Eerhart,
José Antonio Muñoz Reyes,
Glen Leverson,
Juan S. Danobeitia,
Casi Blanton,
Laura J. Zitur,
Peter J. Chlebeck,
Luis A. Fernández
Publication year - 2020
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/tp.0000000000002870
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney , kidney transplantation , transplantation , liver transplantation , urology , intensive care medicine , surgery
Kidney after liver transplantation (KALT) is the best therapeutic option for patients with end-stage renal disease after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). New allocation policies prioritize kidneys to patients in renal failure within the first year following OLT. There is little data on how kidney quality, measured by kidney donor profile index (KDPI), impacts KALT survival outcomes.