Kidney transplantation is associated with improved survival compared with maintenance
dialysis. In the United States, post-transplant outcomes have steadily improved over the last …

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 …

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. Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) provides more timely access to
transplantation and better clinical outcomes than deceased donor kidney transplantation …

Transplantation remains the modality of choice for patients with end stage renal disease
(ESRD). However, while there has been a steady rise in the number of patients with ESRD …

Background The aim of this study was to identify trends in total, deceased donor (DD) and
living donor (LD) kidney transplantation (KT) rates in European countries. Methods The …

Over the past 65 years, kidney transplantation has evolved into the optimal treatment for
patients with kidney failure, dramatically reducing suffering through improved survival and …

The factors underlying the decline in living kidney donation in the United States since 2005
must be understood to inform strategies to ensure access to this option for future patients …

Background. Women are more likely than men to be living kidney donors. We summarized
the evidence concerning the reasons behind sex and gender disparities in living kidney …

Some living kidney donors (LKDs) incur costs associated with donation, although these
costs are not well characterized in the United States. We collected cost data in the 12 mo …