Living Donor Kidney’s Structural Features Predict Graft Failure
The presence of certain features in a living donor kidney increase the likelihood that it will fail.
Transplantation
Online Patient Portal Use May Up Likelihood of Kidney Transplant
Portal users more likely to have received kidney transplant at 4, 5 years after initiating dialysis.
Greater Use of Deceased Donor AKI Kidneys Urged
A large study found similar graft survival rates between deceased donor kidneys with and without acute kidney injury.
Congress To Take Up Extending Medicare Coverage for Immunosuppressive Medications
Representatives of Congress are introducing legislation for kidney transplant recipients to obtain coverage of immunosuppressive medications for the lifetime of their transplanted kidney.
Mediterranean Diet Tied With Better Renal Graft Survival
In a study of kidney transplant recipients, each 2-point increase in Mediterranean diet score was associated with a 32% lower risk for graft failure.
New Rules Seek to Increase Organ Transplants in US
New rules include reimbursing donors for lost wages, tightening standards for organ procurement organizations.
Patient, Graft Survival Excellent for Twin Kidney Transplant
About half of kidney transplant recipients of identical-twin transplants did not get immunosuppression.
Study Finds Widening Gender Gap in Live Kidney Donor Transplantation
From 1998–2000 to 2016–2018, the overall rate of live donor kidney transplantation for women declined from significantly from 41.9% to 36.7%.
Renal Replacement Therapy Still Used Less in Women
A gender disparity in the use of RRT favoring male patients has persisted over a 50-year period from 1965 to 2015, according to a new study.
Use of Deceased Donor Kidneys Varies by Center
Variation in donor utilization index based on Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network region
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