Comparative study between kidney transplantation with deceased donor expanded criteria and donor standard criteria in a single center in Brazil

• Published in: Brazilian Journal of Nephrology Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 334 - 343
• Main Authors: Mota, Luana Soriano, Oliveira, Claudia Maria Costa de, Pinheiro, Junior, Francisco Martho Leal, Santos, Larissa Costa de Oliveira, Nóbrega, Danilo Gonçalves, Fernandes, Paula Fbc, Costa, Alda Angélica de Melo, Silva, Sônia Leite da
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Brazil; Cohort Studies; delayed graft function; Delayed Graft Function - epidemiology; Delayed Graft Function - physiopathology; Donor Selection - methods; Donor Selection - standards; Female; graft rate; Humans; Kidney Function Tests; Kidney Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate; Time Factors

Kidney transplants with expanded criteria donor have been associated with improved patient survival compared to those who remain on dialysis. To compare renal function and survival of the kidney graft of deceased donor with expanded criteria and standard criteria over a year in a single transplant c...