Confronting the organ donor shortage, many transplant centers around the world increasingly use donors after cardiac death (DCD). Over the past 20 years, follow-up studies in kidney recipients comparing DCD and donors after brain death (DBD) have shown comparable long-term graft function and survival. As a consequence, DCD programs should be continued and expanded, for these donors constitute a potential solution to the imbalance between the numbers of end-stage kidney disease patients on waiting lists versus available kidney grafts. DCD kidneys do not necessarily signify suboptimal grafts; they may merit to be allocated the same as DBD grafts.
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Allen, M. B.
Billig, E.
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Univ Penn, Ctr Clin Epidemiol & Biostat, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAUniv Penn, Perelman Sch Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Billig, E.
Reese, P. P.
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Univ Penn, Ctr Clin Epidemiol & Biostat, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Univ Penn, Dept Med, Div Renal, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USAUniv Penn, Perelman Sch Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Reese, P. P.
Shults, J.
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Shults, J.
Hasz, R.
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Gift Life Donor Program, Philadelphia, PA USAUniv Penn, Perelman Sch Med, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
Hasz, R.
West, S.
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West, S.
Abt, P. L.
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Hosp Univ Penn, Dept Surg, 3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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