Usefulness of Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) to predict graft survival in a South Brazilian Cohort

Abstract Introduction: Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) has been incorporated in the United States to improve the kidney transplant allocation system. Objectives: To evaluate deceased kidney donors’ profile using KDPI and compare to the previous United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) definition...

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Main Authors: Natália Petter Prado, Cynthia Keitel da Silva, Gisele Meinerz, Roger Kist, Valter Duro Garcia, Elizete Keitel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2020-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002020000200211&tlng=en