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Cognitive biases like left-digit bias may influence deceased donor kidney discard decisions. Kidneys from donors aged 70 or with creatinine 2.0 were discarded more often, suggesting heuristic processing impacts organ utilization.

Keywords:
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Area of Science:

  • Medical Decision-Making
  • Transplantation Science
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Cognitive biases, such as left-digit bias, can affect complex medical decisions.
  • Understanding these biases is crucial for optimizing organ utilization in transplantation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of left-digit bias on deceased donor kidney utilization.
  • To determine if heuristic processing of donor age and creatinine influences kidney discard rates.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of US registry data for 87,019 deceased donor kidneys (2015-2019).
  • Comparison of kidney discard proportions around specific donor age (69 vs. 70 years) and creatinine (1.9 vs. 2.0 mg/dL) thresholds.
  • Risk of discard was assessed, adjusting for Kidney Donor Risk Index (KDRI).

Main Results:

  • Kidneys from donors aged 70 years were more frequently discarded (77%) than those aged 69 (65%), with a significantly higher adjusted risk of discard (aRR 1.11).
  • Kidneys from donors with creatinine 2.0 mg/dL were more frequently discarded (37%) than those with 1.9 mg/dL (29%), with a significantly higher adjusted risk of discard (aRR 1.19).
  • No significant left-digit effect was observed at other age or creatinine thresholds.

Conclusions:

  • Findings suggest a potential left-digit bias influences kidney utilization at specific donor age and creatinine thresholds.
  • This heuristic processing may contribute to kidney discard, highlighting a need for interventions.
  • Further research into cognitive biases impacting organ utilization is warranted to reduce discard rates.