The prevention, diagnosis, and management of infectious disease in transplantation are
major contributors to improved outcomes in organ transplantation. The risk of serious …

BACKGROUND: During the past few years, there has been renewed interest in the use of
expanded criteria donors (ECD) for kidney transplantation to increase the numbers of …

Belatacept, a costimulation blocker, may preserve renal function and improve long‐term
outcomes versus calcineurin inhibitors in kidney transplantation. This Phase III study …

Background Static cold storage is generally used to preserve kidney allografts from
deceased donors. Hypothermic machine perfusion may improve outcomes after …

This document was developed through the collaborative efforts of the Society of Critical Care
Medicine, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the Association of Organ …

Ex vivo normothermic perfusion (EVNP) is a novel method of preservation that restores
circulation and allows an organ to regain function prior to transplantation. The aim of this …

Recipients of extended criteria donor (ECD) kidneys are at increased risk for graft
dysfunction/loss, and may benefit from immunosuppression that avoids calcineurin inhibitor …

Importance Approximately 3500 donated kidneys are discarded in the United States each
year, drawing concern from Medicare and advocacy groups. Objective To estimate the …

The Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) has been introduced as an aid to evaluating
deceased donor kidney offers, but the relative benefit of high-KDPI kidney transplantation …

Organ shortage is the greatest challenge facing the field of organ transplantation today. A
variety of approaches have been implemented to expand the organ donor pool including …