Kidney Transplantation in Children and Adolescents: An Analysis of United Network for Organ Sharing Database Hardy BE et al. - Specific pediatric allocation schemes can not only lead to minimization of waiting time, but also to better clinical outcomes for children with end-stage renal disease. The difference in graft survival between LDKT and DDKT has doubled compared with earlier analysis. Therefore, we recommend LDKT whenever possible as a first choice for pediatric transplant recipients. [more...]
