ArticleTransplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation2025
Long-Term Outcomes of Pediatric Kidney Transplants From DCD and DBD Donors: A Comparative OPTN Study.
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- Outcomes and learning curve of single-kidney transplantation from small pediatric donors in children: a retrospective cohort study with meta-analysis.Pediatric surgery international · 2026Pooled it
- Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant Recipients From Pediatric Donors Have Comparable Outcomes to Those From Adult Donors, Regardless of the Type of Donation.Transplantation direct · 2026Article
- Potential for donation after circulatory death in Germany: a multicenter retrospective study at seven university hospitals.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2026Article
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We compared the long-term outcomes of pediatric kidney transplants from DCD and DBD donors over a 33-year period in the USA. Data were retrieved and analysed on kidney transplants from deceased donors in paediatric recipients in 1994-2020 from the OPTN. Data were compared between those receiving kidney transplants from DBD and DCD donors. There were 11,071 paediatric kidney transplants from deceased donors including 350 from DCD donors. DCD transplants were more likely to have delayed allograft function (20.1% vs. 11.9%, p < 0.01). However, there was no significant difference in allograft or patient survival between transplants from DBD and DCD donors at 10 years (56% vs. 55%, p = 0.76 and 90% vs. 91%, p = 0.89). We describe the largest cohort of pediatric DCD kidney transplant recipients in the literature. We showed that despite higher rates of delayed allograft function in DCD transplants, long-term outcomes were not significantly different. Kidney transplants from DCD donors are a viable option and should be offered to children comparable to DBD kidneys as their long-term outcomes do not differ. DCD transplantation is illegal in some countries, however, it offers an opportunity to increase the number of transplants for children; this data should be considered in ongoing policy discussions.
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