Optimizing utilization of kidneys from deceased donors over 60 years: Five-year outcomes after implementation of a combined clinical and histological allocation algorithm

Transplant International

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 833-841

  Sefora, Pierobon Elisa ^a   Silvio, Sandrini ^b   Nicola, De Fazio ^c   Giuseppe, Rossini ^c   Iris, Fontana ^d   Luigino, Boschiero ^e   Maria, Gropuzzo ^f   Eliana, Gotti ^g   Donato, Donati ^h   Enrico, Minetti ⁱ   Teresa, Gandolfo Maria ^c   Anna, Brunello ^j   Carmelo, Libetta ^k   Antonio, Secchi ^l   Stefano, Chiaramonte ^m   Paolo, Rigotti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

^f SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^h OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

ⁱ Granda Hospital   (Italy)

^j CA FONCELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^k FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^l VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^m Department of Internal Medicine   (Italy)

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Author keywords

allocation algorithm; DKT; ECD; graft survival; kidney transplantation

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN INHIBITOR; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DUAL KIDNEY TRANSPLANT; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LOW RISK POPULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT;

ALLOCATION ALGORITHM; DKT; ECD; GRAFT SURVIVAL; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; BIOPSY; CADAVER; DELAYED GRAFT FUNCTION; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; ITALY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880307853     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: 14322277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tri.12135     Document Type: Article

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