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The Kidney Accelerated Placement (KAP) project did not significantly increase the utilization of difficult-to-place kidneys. This kidney transplant initiative showed a slight, non-significant increase in conversion from acceptance to transplant.

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Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Transplantation Surgery
  • Organ Procurement

Background:

  • A significant number of recovered kidneys, especially those of lower quality, are not utilized for transplantation.
  • The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) Organ Center faces challenges in allocating difficult-to-place kidneys.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of an accelerated placement pathway in increasing the utilization of kidneys managed by the OPTN Organ Center.
  • To determine if offering high kidney donor profile index kidneys to accepting programs improves transplant rates.

Main Methods:

  • The Kidney Accelerated Placement (KAP) project was implemented from July 2019 to July 2020.
  • Compared OPTN kidney match run, donor, and transplant recipient data from the KAP period with the preceding year.
  • Analyzed the acceptance and conversion rates of KAP-eligible donors.

Main Results:

  • No statistically significant change in the acceptance rate of KAP-eligible donors was observed (16.4% during KAP vs. 17.5% prior year).
  • Conversion from acceptance to transplant showed a non-significant increase under KAP (72.7% vs. 71.2%).

Conclusions:

  • An accelerated placement strategy, when initiated after multiple local and regional declines, may be too late to significantly boost kidney utilization.
  • Improving transplant rates for nationally shared and marginal quality kidneys remains a challenge, necessitating further investigation of innovative approaches.