Donor

A cardiac transport system for donor hearts was associated with fewer complications than conventional ice storage in patients receiving extended-criteria donor hearts, researchers reported in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Racial disparities in living donor kidney transplants have not improved during an 11-year period, however, further study may identify strategies to improve access, according to results of a study.

PHILADELPHIA — Social demographics and insurance type are influential factors in efforts to increase interest in living kidney donation among patients on dialysis, researchers said at ASN Kidney Week.

PHILADELPHIA — Kidneys from adults with a high kidney donor profile index may boost transplantation access, but a multidisciplinary method can bring positive results in groups with low deceased kidney donor transplant rates, a speaker said.

The National Kidney Registry will expand its Donor Shield program to increase maximum travel and dependent care reimbursements by $1,000.

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to a donor lung preservation system that keeps lungs at optimal temperatures and inflation pressures during transport, according to a press release.

Donor kidneys from deceased patients who had active or resolved COVID-19 were not associated with worse outcomes within 2 years after transplantation, according to recently published data.

A cardiac transport system was better than conventional ice storage at preventing primary graft dysfunction in recipients implanted with extended-criteria donor hearts, researchers reported.

The number of discarded deceased donor kidneys increased in the United States between 2018 and 2022, according to data published in Kidney International Reports.

The American Kidney Fund released its 2023 State of the States: Living Donor Protection Report Card and gave the U.S. an overall grade of a C.