The Infona portal uses cookies, i.e. strings of text saved by a browser on the user's device. The portal can access those files and use them to remember the user's data, such as their chosen settings (screen view, interface language, etc.), or their login data. By using the Infona portal the user accepts automatic saving and using this information for portal operation purposes. More information on the subject can be found in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By closing this window the user confirms that they have read the information on cookie usage, and they accept the privacy policy and the way cookies are used by the portal. You can change the cookie settings in your browser.
Deceased donor kidney procurement biopsies findings are the most common reason for kidney discard. Retrospective studies have found inconsistent associations with post‐transplant outcomes but may have been limited by selection bias because kidneys with advanced nephrosclerosis from high‐risk donors are typically discarded. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of kidneys transplanted in the United...
Cognitive biases shown to impact medical decision‐making include left‐digit bias, the tendency to focus on a continuous variable's leftmost digit. We hypothesized that left‐digit bias impacts deceased donor kidney utilization through heuristic processing of donor age and creatinine. We used US registry data to identify 87 019 kidneys recovered (2015–2019) and compared the proportion around thresholds...
Set the date range to filter the displayed results. You can set a starting date, ending date or both. You can enter the dates manually or choose them from the calendar.