A Donor Utilization Index to Assess the Utilization and Discard of Deceased Donor Kidneys Perceived as High Risk

¹The Columbia University Renal Epidemiology (CURE) Group, New York, New York;
²Department of Transplant Surgery, New York–Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York;
³Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York;
⁴Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York;
⁵Department of Biostatistics and
⁸Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York; and
⁶Department of Quantitative Health Sciences and
⁷Center for Populations Health Research, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Correspondence:
Dr. Sumit Mohan, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, 622 W 168th Street, PH4-124, New York, NY 10032. Email: sm2206{at}cumc.columbia.edu

Funding

National Kidney Foundation
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
R01 DK114893; U01 DK116066
Laura and John Arnold Foundation
Health Resources and Services Administration
234-2005-37011C