The use of living donors for kidney transplantation in the United States is common, and long‐
term studies have demonstrated the safety of donation by young, healthy individuals …

The objective of the Forum was to develop an international standard of care with a position
statement of the Transplantation Society regarding the responsibility of the community for the …

Importance Recipient outcomes after kidney transplant from deceased donors who received
dialysis prior to kidney donation are not well described. Objective To compare outcomes of …

Every year, over 30,000 healthy individuals globally donate a kidney to a patient with kidney
failure. These living kidney donors are at higher risk of some medical complications post …

Since the first kidney transplant was performed over fifty years ago, it has offered the chance
of life and the freedom from dialysis for thousands of people. However, demand for organs …

A new era in the treatment of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) was heralded by
the first successful kidney transplant in 1954—a living donor transplant between identical …

Deceased donor kidney allocation follows a ranked match‐run of potential recipients. Organ
procurement organizations (OPOs) are permitted to deviate from the mandated match‐run in …

The 2009 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) clinical practice guideline
on the monitoring, management, and treatment of kidney transplant recipients is intended to …

Kidneys from nondirected donors (NDDs) have historically been allocated directly to the
deceased donor wait list (DDWL). Recently, however, NDDs have participated in kidney …

The 2009 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) clinical practice guideline
on the monitoring, management, and treatment of kidney transplant recipients is intended to …