High KDPI Kidneys Still Underused
“Pressures, such as outcomes reporting and perceived inadequate risk adjustment, disincentivize transplant programs from using high KDPI kidneys,” investigator says.
“Pressures, such as outcomes reporting and perceived inadequate risk adjustment, disincentivize transplant programs from using high KDPI kidneys,” investigator says.
Patients aged 65 years or older had significant 84% lower odds of being waitlisted for a first transplant compared with patients aged 18 to 64 years.
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