Donor Biopsy and Kidney Transplant Outcomes: An Analysis Using the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) Database

Abstract

Donor kidneys with less than 6% glomerulosclerosis were associated with better graft outcomes and intrapair agreement in the degree of glomerulosclerosis. Among kidneys with greater than 5% glomerulosclerosis, the degree of glomerulosclerosis did not help predict graft outcomes. Sampling error may contribute to the lack of outcome differences seen among these kidneys, given the low intrapair agreement.