![]() ![]() MATERIAL AND METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated outcome and risk factors for mortality in kidney recipients aged ≥65 years that were transplanted according to the ESP protocol relative to patients aged >50 years transplanted according to the Eurotransplant kidney allocation system (ETKAS) criteria at the University Freiburg Medical Center, Germany, between 20. ![]() The Eurotransplant Senior Program (ESP) was initiated to allocate kidneys from deceased donors aged ≥65 years to recipients with a comparable age independent of pre-transplant human leucocyte antigen (HLA) matching however, parameters affecting the long-term benefits of this strategy remain poorly defined. BACKGROUND: The organ shortage and long waiting times have dramatically increased the age of potential kidney transplant recipients. ![]()
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