Should poor-quality kidneys be allocated to elderly recipients? A new study has determined that kidney recipients aged ≥70 years have similar outcomes regardless of donor-organ quality, with the exception of the lowest-quintile quality organs. These data can help physicians advise their elderly patients to decide whether or not to accept a kidney offer.
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Chapman, J., Lam, C. To accept, or not to accept—that is the question. Nat Rev Nephrol 10, 551–553 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2014.161
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