Kidney transplant remains the optimal treatment for majority of patients with end stage renal
failure. The major challenge facing the transplant community is the shortage of organs for …

Objectives Kidney transplantation from donation after cardiac death (DCD) donors with
terminal acute renal failure (ARF) is not widely accepted due to concern about the organ …

Expanded criteria donors (ECDs) and donation after cardiac death (DCD) provide more
kidneys in the donor pool. However, the financial impact and the long-term benefits of these …

The criteria that define a so-called “marginal donor” kidney have been standardized since
2002. However, every transplant center must establish its own guidelines on organ …

To date, donor kidneys are very different from those retrieved two decades ago. To maintain
quality and increase viability different donor types and kidneys procured for transplantation …

Background Donation after circulatory death (DCD) is an accepted strategy to widen organ
procurement worldwide. Authorized centers in Italy are spreading, increasing kidney …

Kidney transplantation confers a survival advantage for patients with end‐stage renal
disease (ESRD) when compared to dialysis and improves the quality of life in a cost …

Donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors provides an invaluable source for kidneys for
transplantation. Over the last decade, we have observed a substantial increase in the …

There is significant variability in the quality of deceased-donor kidneys that are used for
transplantation. The quality of the donor kidney has a direct effect on important clinical …

The use of kidneys from controlled donation after circulatory death (DCD) donors has the
potential to markedly increase kidney transplants performed. However, this potential is not …