With many multicenter consortia and a United Network for Organ Sharing program,
participation in kidney paired donation (KPD) has become mainstream in the United States …

Importance Risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in kidney donors has been compared
with risk faced by the general population, but the general population represents an …

Abstract The Kidney Allocation System (KAS), a major change to deceased donor kidney
allocation, was implemented in December 2014. Goals of KAS included directing the highest …

Living kidney donation provides the best outcomes (survival, cost, and quality of life) of all
renal replacement modalities. Living kidney donors, on the other hand, are at the increased …

Background Kidney donors can develop end-stage renal disease (ESRD) after donation, but
the outcomes of those who do remain poorly characterized. Methods Using United States …

Living kidney donation is increasing because of prolonged waiting times on the transplant
list, as well as improved outcomes for recipients. In 2001, the number of living donors …

Background Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) is the preferred treatment for
patients with end-stage renal disease and unspecified living kidney donation is morally …

In the past decade, there have been increasing efforts to better define and quantify the short-
and long-term risks of living kidney donation. Recent studies have expanded upon the …

Background Donor shortage for kidney transplantation may increase the number of
expanded-criteria living donors (ECLDs). We investigated recent trends for ECLD use and …

Background. Since 2007, the National Living Donor Assistance Center has provided the
most financial support to US living donors meeting specific income criteria by reimbursing …