RT Book, Section
A1 Munivenkatappa, Raghava B
A1 Philosophe, Benjamin
A2 Molmenti, Ernesto Pompeo
SR Print(0)
ID 1194179786
T1 Donor Kidney Scoring Systems
T2 Molmenti’s Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation: Operative Techniques and Medical Management, 2e
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260474275
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1194179786
RD 2024/04/19
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.