Living Donor
Exclusion of race may lead to classification of living kidney donor as having CKD
ORLANDO —Use of the 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration eGFR formula may lead to incorrect classification of Black living kidney donors as having CKD, according to data presented here.
Researchers identify preferable GFR equations with, without race coefficient
The Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration 2021 equation for estimating GFR proved to be the least biased and most accurate GFR equation among potential living donors, according to data published in Kidney Medicine.
Legislators in Delaware enact tax credit for living organ donors, employers
The American Kidney Fund announced its support for the signing of S.B. 301, a law that utilizes tax credit incentives for living organ and bone marrow donors and their employers, in Delaware.
More than 50% of kidney transplant recipients report employment
In The Netherlands, 56% of kidney transplant recipients reported employment, according to data published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Number of organs donated, eligible donors fell nearly 30% in both waves of the pandemic
During the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of eligible organ donors and actual organs donated fell approximately 30% in the United Kingdom, according to data published in Anesthesia.
Barriers to living donor kidney transplantation include poor communication, training
A survey of Canadian health professionals revealed poor communication and a lack of education and training as barriers to living donor kidney transplantation, according to data published in Kidney International Reports.
Organ exchange agreement bridges US, Italy for living kidney donors
The Alliance for Paired Kidney Donation has launched a pilot program that would allow kidney exchanges for transplantation between the United States and Italy.
Liver transplant recipients gain up to 17 life-years from living donors vs. donor waitlist
A case-control study in JAMA Surgery revealed that patients with end-stage liver disease had a 34% reduction in mortality after living-donor liver transplantation compared with patients who remained on a wait list for a deceased donor.
Kidneys from living donors prove more successful in pediatric recipients
Compared with kidneys from deceased donors, organs from living donors show best graft survival in pediatric patients.
NKF applauds House committee for passing bill to help fight kidney disease
The National Kidney Foundation announced support for the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations in its passing of the Fiscal Year 2023 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies bill.