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Deceased Donor Transplantation
Kidney Quality and Transplantation
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Kidney quality predicts transplant outcome.
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Kidneys can be obtained from
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brain dead donor (donation after brain death: DBD).
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Non-heart beating donor (donation after cardiac death: DCD).
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Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) is a score
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KDPI scores is based on certain DONOR factors (age, blood pressure stroke, kidney function, etc...)
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Score is from 1-100 (lower scores mean better kidney) KDPI < 85% are considered as good
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Cadaver or Deceased Donor Kidney Allocation to Patients
Computerized point system: Points will be generated based on the following items
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Waiting time (1 point for each year of waiting on the list or each year on dialysis whichever is longer)
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Quality of Match (1 point for each DR match, maximum of 2)
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Points for patient’s Pre-formed antibody (higher the antibody level will result in more points.
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Patient with maximum points will be called for the kidney transplant!