A Donor Utilization Index to Assess the Utilization and Discard of Deceased Donor Kidneys Perceived as High Risk.

Corey Brennan Radica Z Alicic Kristen L King Elizabeth X ZhengLloyd E RatnerZhezhen JinJesse D ScholdSumit Mohan

Published in: Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN (2019)

There is marked center-level variation in the use of deceased donor kidneys with less desirable characteristics both within and between regions. Broader utilization was significantly associated with shorter time to transplantation.

Keyphrases

kidney transplantation
depressive symptoms
physical activity
mental health
social support
stem cells
bone marrow