The weekend effect: transplantation is not “immune”

• Published in: Kidney international Vol. 90; no. 1; pp. 26 - 28
• Main Authors: Singh, Sunita K.S., Kim, S. Joseph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Humans; Kidney; Kidney Transplantation; Tissue and Organ Procurement; Tissue Donors; United States

The “weekend effect” has been widely studied in various health care settings, but it has received less attention in the field of transplantation. The study by Mohan et al. reveals that this phenomenon exists in discard rates for deceased donor kidneys in the United States. These findings emphasize t...