A novel scheme for graft allocation in non-heart beating donor renal transplantation.

Patients waiting more than 3 years for a renal transplant were ranked according to our novel Bristol and Region Allocation by Non-heart beating Donor Score (BRANDS). One kidney from 40 non-heart beating donors was allocated to the highest BRANDS long-waiter and the other kidney allocated according to the UK National Allocation Scheme (NAS). The scheme reduced the number of patients waiting more than 3 years by 20%.