Faber DA
Tanzania
Short Communication
Demographic Characteristics of Non-directed Altruistic Kidney Donors in
the United States
Author(s): Faber DA, Joshi S and Ciancio GFaber DA, Joshi S and Ciancio G
Among transplant centers in the US, the acceptance of kidneys from non-directed, altruistic donors is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning in the late 1990’s. Originally starting out as a handful each year, the number of nondirected donations has since increased to now represent over 3% of the annual living donor pool of transplanted kidneys. The psychosocialand functional outcomes of non-directed donors have been extensively studied, yet the demographic characteristics of these donors have largely escaped analysis on a national-level. We examined national UNOS data from the past 27 years to understand the demographic characteristics of non-directed donors by gender, ethnicity, citizenship status, UNOS region, and ABO blood type. In this analysis, we found that: non-directed donors are an increasingly important source of kidneys; non-direct.. View More»
