Methods The Kidney Transplant Working Group, a subcommittee of the Canadian Society of
Transplantation (CST), was asked to prepare eligibility criteria for renal transplantation by …

This document was developed through the collaborative efforts of the Society of Critical
Care Medicine, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the Association of Organ …

The impact of waiting time and comorbid conditions on the survival benefit of kidney
transplantation. Background Longer waiting times may limit the survival benefit of kidney …

Studies indicate that 11% to 54% of individuals surveyed would consider donating a kidney,
while alive, to a stranger. The idea of ‘living anonymous donors’ (LADs) as a donor source, …

Studies of racial disparities in access to living donor kidney transplantation focus mainly on
patient factors, whereas donor factors remain largely unexamined. Here, data from the US …

The optimal strategy for cardiovascular (CV) disease surveillance in kidney transplant
candidates is uncertain. In this observational study of 604 wait-listed patients in British Columbia, …

Background The role of pulsatile perfusion (PP) across different cold ischemic times (CIT)
within different donor groups is unclear. This study examined the association of PP with …

… Study Group: Paul Keown and David Landsberg (University of British Columbia and the
BC Transplant Society, British Columbia); Phillip Halloran (University of Alberta Hospitals, …

The factors underlying the decline in living kidney donation in the United States since 2005
must be understood to inform strategies to ensure access to this option for future patients. …

Glomerulonephritis (GN) is the leading cause of chronic kidney disease among recipients of
renal transplants. Because modern immunosuppressive regimens have reduced the …