TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Donor Kidney Scoring Systems A1 - Munivenkatappa, Raghava B A1 - Philosophe, Benjamin A2 - Molmenti, Ernesto Pompeo Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Molmenti’s Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation: Operative Techniques and Medical Management, 2e AB - The benefits of renal transplantation for patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis are well established, but currently there is a significant shortage of organs available for transplantation. In an effort to increase the size of the donor pool, donors who may have been excluded from donating previously are currently accepted. However, uses of these marginal kidneys have increased incidence of delayed graft function (DGF) and acute rejection and have resulted in lower graft survival. Several strategies have been proposed to identify the donor risk factors that can affect allograft outcomes. Several donor clinical1–3 and histopathologic4,5 scoring systems have been used to predict graft function. This has implications for organ utilization and potential to improve graft survival with proactive modification of immunosuppression. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1194179786 ER -