Patient, Graft Survival Excellent for Twin Kidney Transplant
About half of kidney transplant recipients of identical-twin transplants did not get immunosuppression.
Transplantation
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
Donor Kidney Use Still Suboptimal
Study reveals nearly 18% discard rate in the United States.
Disparities Persist in Preemptive Kidney Transplantation
Even with the new Kidney Allocation System, Medicare patients had significant 74% decreased odds of receiving a preemptive kidney transplant compared with privately insured patients, a study found.
Updated KDIGO Recommendations for Hepatitis C in CKD
The ability of direct-acting antivirals to eradicate hepatitis C influenced every chapter of the updated 2018 guideline, according to the work group responsible for the revisions.
Living Kidney Donors at Increased Risk for Hypertension
In a study, kidney donation was associated with higher risk for hypertension, regardless of race.
Medicaid Expansion Increases Access to Kidney Transplants
Increases in Medicaid-covered preemptive kidney transplants greater in Medicaid expansion states
HCV-Infected Donor Kidneys Offer Good Short-Term Graft Function
Kidney transplant recipients who received an HCV-infected kidney had similar allograft function at 1 year to those receiving an uninfected kidney: 66.3 vs 67.1 mL/min/1.73m2, respectively.
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