Baseline living-donor kidney volume and function associate with 1-year post-nephrectomy kidney function.

Living donors may develop kidney dysfunction more often than equally healthy populations. The purpose of this study was to determine whether computed tomography-assessed remaining kidney volume indexed to body surface area (RKV/BSA) was associated with 1-year post-nephrectomy renal function independent of baseline renal function. Using multivariable regression, we modeled 1-year estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and eGFR <60 mL /min/1.

Effect of donor kidney volume on recipient outcome: does the "dose" matter?

Background: The effect of donor kidney volume on recipient kidney function has not been fully evaluated.

Methods: We performed a prospective analysis of 125 consecutive living kidney donor/recipient pairs. Donor kidney volume was calculated from pretransplantation computed tomography angiograms using a three-dimensional computerized volume method.