Why do we have the kidney allocation system we have today? A history of the 2014 kidney allocation system

Mark D. Stegall; Peter G. Stock; Kenneth Andreoni; John J. Friedewald; Alan B. Leichtman

doi:10.1016/j.humimm.2016.08.008

Why do we have the kidney allocation system we have today? A history of the 2014 kidney allocation system

Mark D. Stegall, Peter G. Stock, Kenneth Andreoni, John J. Friedewald, Alan B. Leichtman

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Abstract

“Those who do not know the past are destined to repeat it”. The current system for the allocation of deceased donor kidneys that was implemented in December 2014 (termed the kidney allocation system (KAS)) was the culmination of a decade-long process. Thus, many people involved in transplantation today may not be aware of the underlying concepts and early debates that resulted in KAS. Others who were involved might not remember the details (or have chosen to forget). The goal of this manuscript is to outline the history of the process in order to shed light on why KAS has its current format.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4-8
Number of pages	5
Journal	Human Immunology
Volume	78
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humimm.2016.08.008
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

Keywords

Deceased donor kidney
Deceased donor kidney allocation
Kidney transplantation
Kidney trasplant outcomes
OPTN
Organ allocation policy
UNOS

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Immunology and Allergy
Immunology

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