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 …

Abstract The American Society of Nephrology, the European Renal Association–European
Dialysis and Transplant Association and the International Society of Nephrology Joint …

This timely Fourth Edition offers clinicians expert guidance in approaching a wide range of
ethical dilemmas and developing an action plan. Most chapters include real-life sample …

The proposed donor heart selection guidelines provide evidence-based and expert-
consensus recommendations for the selection of donor hearts following brain death. These …

Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) offers better quality of life and clinical outcomes,
including patient survival, compared with remaining on dialysis or receiving a deceased …

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 …

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 …

Results Our review identified seven studies that tested interventions using rigorous methods
(ie, randomized, controlled trials) and outcome measures, all of which focused on using …

In the United States, live organ donation can be a costly and burdensome undertaking for
donors. While most donation‐related medical expenses are covered, many donors still face …