Studies show that pediatric kidney transplant patients do better when the organ is from a living donor. News – Times of India Videos

A new UC Davis Health study finds that pediatric kidney transplant patients have better long-term outcomes when their kidney comes from living, biologically unrelated donors than from deceased donors. The study reviewed data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network database from January 1, 2001, to September 30, 2021. The researchers compared graft failure (when the organ is rejected by the recipient) and death, as well as long-term. Outcomes of children receiving kidney transplants from living related donors, living unrelated donors and deceased donors. The study is the largest of its kind and was published in the journal Pediatric Transplantation.