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Should I accept this kidney?

A J Matas1, K Gillingham, W D Payne

  • 1Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis 55455, USA.

Clinical Transplantation
|February 29, 2000
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Kidney transplant candidates can use donor factors like age and cause of death to predict long-term graft survival. This information helps decide whether to accept a cadaver kidney offer or wait for a potentially better match.

Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Transplantation Immunology
  • Biostatistics

Background:

  • Kidney transplant candidates face decisions about accepting offered cadaver kidneys versus waiting for alternatives.
  • Predicting long-term graft survival is crucial for informed decision-making.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if pre-transplant information can predict long-term cadaver kidney graft survival.
  • To develop a model for guiding patient decisions regarding kidney offers.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 937 first and second cadaver kidney transplants.
  • Utilized Cox regression to identify risk factors for graft survival.
  • Evaluated donor age, cause of death, delayed graft function (DGF), and HLA-ABDR mismatch.

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Main Results:

  • Older donor age, cardiovascular/cerebrovascular cause of death, and DGF were associated with worse graft survival.
  • Risk factors for DGF included older donor age and high panel-reactive antibodies (PRA).
  • Kidneys from donors under 50 years old showed the best outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • Pre-transplant data, including donor characteristics and PRA, can guide patients in accepting or declining kidney offers.
  • Accepting an offer, even with risk factors, may be preferable to declining and receiving a potentially worse kidney later.