Longevity Matching for Living Donor Renal Transplantation.

Introduction: This study identifies the effect of individual donor and recipient characteristics on graft survival in living-donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) using a recently described novel measure, kidney life years (KLYs).

Materials And Methods: The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing database was used to identify first-time kidney-only LDKT recipients between 1987 and 2020 who did not experience death with a functioning graft (DWFG) and were not missing relevant information (n = 87,290). Patient characteristics were evaluated using Cox and multiple regression analyses, with the dependent variable being KLYs.

Benefit of Kidney Transplantation for Post Lung Transplantation Renal Failure.

Introduction: Nephrotoxicity is a significant side effect of thoracic transplantation. Many lung transplant patients will require subsequent renal transplantation (KAL). Recently, simultaneous lung/kidney transplants (SLuK) have become an attractive option for patients with end-stage renal disease at the time of lung transplantation.