Transplant Journey

Kidney Quality and Transplantation

 

• Kidney quality predicts transplant outcome.

• Kidneys can be obtained from

  • brain dead donor (donation after brain death: DBD).

  • Non-heart beating donor (donation after cardiac death: DCD).

• Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) is a score

  • KDPI scores is based on certain DONOR factors (age, blood pressure stroke, kidney function, etc...)

  • Score is from 1-100 (lower scores mean better kidney) KDPI < 85% are considered as good

Cadaver or Deceased Donor Kidney Allocation to Patients

 

Computerized point system: Points will be generated based on the following items

 

• Waiting time (1 point for each year of waiting on the list or each year on dialysis whichever is longer)

• Quality of Match (1 point for each DR match, maximum of 2)

• Points for patient’s Pre-formed antibody (higher the antibody level will result in more points.

• Patient with maximum points will be called for the kidney transplant!