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Strategies to increase the donor pool and access to kidney transplantation: an international perspective

2014; Oxford University Press; Volume: 30; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ndt/gfu212

1460-2385

Umberto Maggiore, Rainer Oberbauer, José A. Pascual, Ondřej Viklický, C. Dudley, Klemens Budde, Søren Schwartz Sørensen, Marc Hazzan, Marian Klinger, Daniel Abramowicz,

Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

In this position article, DESCARTES (Developing Education Science and Care for Renal Transplantation in European States) board members describe the current strategies aimed at expanding living and deceased donor kidney pools. The article focuses on the recent progress in desensitization and kidney paired exchange programmes and on the expanded criteria for the use of donor kidneys and organs from donors after circulatory death. It also highlights differences in policies and practices across different regions with special regard to European Union countries. Living donor kidney paired exchange, the deceased donor Acceptable Mismatch Programme and kidneys from donors after circulatory death are probably the most promising innovations for expanding kidney transplantation in Europe over the coming decade. To maximize success, an effort is needed to standardize transplant strategies, policies and legislation across European countries.