Living kidney donation is widely practiced throughout the world. During the past 2 decades,
various groups have provided guidance about the evaluation and care of living donors …

Abstract The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) 2017 “Clinical Practice
Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors” was developed to assist …

Purpose of review: To review an international guideline on the evaluation and care of living
kidney donors and provide a commentary on the applicability of the recommendations to the …

Abstract The 2017 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice
Guideline on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors is intended to assist medical …

Background In an effort to improve outcomes associated with living kidney donation, the
Kidney Diseases Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) assembled a Work Group to develop …

Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) engaged an evidence review team
and convened a work group to produce a guideline to evaluate and manage candidates for …

Living kidney donor transplantation is an increasingly used treatment for end-stage renal
disease because it both confers excellent outcomes to transplant recipients, and is …

Live-donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is the best treatment for eligible people with late-
stage kidney disease. Despite this, living kidney donation rates have declined in the United …

To minimize the health risks faced by living kidney donors, multiple clinical practice
guidelines have been developed on the assessment and care of potential donors. This study …

Live donor kidney transplantation is the best treatment option for most patients with late-
stage chronic kidney disease; however, the rate of living kidney donation has declined in the …