Assessment of deceased donor kidneys using a donor scoring system |
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Authors: | Bang Kitae Lee Han Kyu Huh Wooseong Lee Yu-ji Woon Byun Seung Ro Han Hwang Young-Hwan Ha Jongwon Park Myoung Hee Kim Sung-Joo Park Su-Kil Oh Ha-Young Yang Jaeseok Ahn Curie |
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Affiliation: | Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. |
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Abstract: | PurposeMarginal grafts should be used more actively in Asian countries where deceased donor transplantation is unpopular. We modified a quantitative donor scoring system proposed by Nyberg and his colleagues and developed a donor scoring system in order to assess the quality of deceased donor grafts and their prognostic value as an initial effort to promote usage of marginal donors.Materials and MethodsWe retrospectively evaluated 337 patients.ResultsA scoring system was derived from six donor variables [age, 0-25; renal function, 0-4; history of hypertension, 0-4; Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) mismatch, 0-3; body weight, 0-1; cause of death, 0-3 points]. Donor grafts were stratified by scores: grade A, 0-10; grade B, 11-20; grade C, 21-30; and grade D, 31-40 points. Donor grades significantly correlated with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at 6 months (A, 64.0 mL/min/1.73 m2; B, 57.0 mL/min/1.73 m2; C, 46.8 mL/min/1.73 m2; p < 0.001). The five-year graft survival rate was also lower in grade C than grade A (74% vs. 93%, p = 0.002). Donors in grade C and D were regarded as marginal donors. The proportion of marginal donors was much lower in Korea, compared with data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (15.2% vs. 29%).ConclusionConsidering the scarcity of deceased donor kidneys and the relatively better graft outcome with lower grade-donors in Korea, it is worth increasing the usage of marginal grafts. |
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Keywords: | Kidney transplantation cadaver donor selection |
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