BACKGROUND Historically, strategies to reduce acute rejection and improve graft survival
in kidney transplant recipients included blood transfusions (BTs) before transplantation …

Donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors are an important source of kidneys for
transplantation, but DCD donor transplantation is less common in the United States than in …

Background. Deceased donor kidneys with acute kidney injury (AKI) and donation after
circulatory death (DCD) kidneys are viable sources of organs. The outcomes of renal …

Background Kidney transplants from donors after circulatory death (DCD) make up an
increasing proportion of all deceased donor kidney transplants in the United States (US) …

In recent years, the broadening of indications for renal transplantation, together with the
progressive reduction of donations following brain stem death, has led to living donation …

Importance The shortage of deceased donor kidneys for transplants is an ongoing concern.
Prior studies support transplanting kidneys from deceased donors with acute kidney injury …

BACKGROUND: Kidney transplantation from deceased donors with terminal acute kidney
injury (AKI) is not widely accepted. STUDY DESIGN: Acute kidney injury donor kidneys were …

Background Continued comparison of kidney transplant outcomes between older DCD and
donation after brain death (DBD) donors is needed to safely expand the deceased donor …

BACKGROUND Delayed graft function (DGF), the need for dialysis in the first week following
kidney transplant, affects approximately one quarter of deceased-donor kidney transplant …

BACKGROUND Over the past 30 years, the demographics, clinical characteristics, and
management of trauma patients have changed dramatically. During this same period, the …