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Kidney transplantation using expanded criteria deceased donors with terminal acute kidney injury: a single center experience in Korea.

Kyung Jai KoYoung Hwa KimMi Hyeong KimKang Woong JunKyung Hye KwonHyung Sook KimSang Dong KimSun Cheol ParkJi Il KimSang Seob YunIn Sung MoonJeong Kye Hwang
Published in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2018)
Allografts from deceased donors with terminal AKI had a higher incidence of DGF than did those from donors without AKI. However, there is no significant difference in graft and patient survival rates among the groups. So, the utilization of renal grafts from ECDs with terminal AKI is a feasible approach to address the critical organ shortage.
Keyphrases
  • kidney transplantation
  • acute kidney injury
  • cardiac surgery
  • risk factors
  • case report