Background Understanding the relationship between the factors that influence long‐term
kidney transplant survival remains a key priority for pediatric nephrologists. We assessed the …

Background Even in the modern era of kidney transplantation with improved surgical
techniques, immunosuppression, and clinical care, HLA matching has been shown to be …

Background The American deceased-donor (DD) kidney allocation algorithm for children
emphasizes the importance of younger donors and shorter waiting times over human …

Background Based on an analysis of 542 pediatric kidney transplants recorded by the UK
Transplant Registry from 2000 to 2012, it was concluded that the survival rate of HLA poorly …

Children with end-stage kidney disease should be offered the best chance for future survival
which ideally would be a well-matched pre-emptive kidney transplant. Paediatric and adult …

Background The UK kidney offering scheme introduced a kidney donor risk index (UK-KDRI)
to improve the utility of deceased-donor kidney allocations. The UK-KDRI was derived using …

As HLA matching has been progressively de-emphasized in the American deceased donor
(DD) kidney allocation algorithm, concerns have been raised that poor matching at first …

Background Kidney transplantation is regarded as the optimal treatment for pediatric
patients with end-stage renal disease. Here, we address a controversial topic in pediatric …

BACKGROUND: Renal transplantation is the most optimal way to manage children with end-
stage renal disease. Despite its benefits, pediatric renal transplantation is a challenge for …

Background. Allocation for pediatric deceased-donor kidney transplantation (pDDKT) in the
United States now de-emphasizes HLA matching to improve equality in access to …