Implementation of donation after circulatory death kidney transplantation can safely enlarge the donor pool: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Rijkse, Elsaline; Ceuppens, Sebastiaan; Qi, Hongchao; N.M. IJzermans, Jan; A. Hesselink, Dennis; C. Minnee, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106021

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Implementation of donation after circulatory death kidney transplantation can safely enlarge the donor pool: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Published in International Journal of Surgery • Jul 10, 2021

Authors:

Elsaline Rijkse

Sebastiaan Ceuppens

Hongchao Qi

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Donation after circulatory death (DCD) kidney transplantation has been introduced to address organ shortage. However, DCD kidneys are not accepted worldwide due to concerns about inferior quality. To investigate whether these concerns are justified, we performed a systematic review and m...

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Medicine

Meta-analysis

Relative risk

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