What Do I Need to Consider when Choosing whether to Accept a High KDPI Kidney?
PROS
• Shorter wait time because of access to
more donors
• Higher survival rate compared to dialysis for
many patients
CONS
• Kidney may not last as long because of lower quality
PROS
• Kidney generally lasts longer because of higher quality
CONS
• Longer wait time because of access to smaller pool
of donors
• Potentially lower survival rate due to longer wait time
on the waiting list
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