Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of 99 deceased kidney donorsa
| Clinical characteristics | Statistics |
|---|---|
| Mean age, years (± SD) | 51.8 (± 13.7) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Female | 43 (43.4%) |
| Male | 56 (56.6%) |
| Cause of death, n (%) | |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 74 (74.7%) |
| Traumatic brain injury | 25 (25.3%) |
| Mean plasma creatinine, μmol/L (± SD) | 62 (± 19.4) |
| Mean eGFR, mL/min (± SD) | 116 (± 34.8) |
| History of hypertension, n (%) | 27 (27.3%) |
| Expanded criteria donors, n (%) | 38 (38.4%) |
| Need for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, n (%) | 21 (21.2%) |
| Need for antemortem intracranial surgery, n (%) | 30 (30.3%) |
| Use of inotropes, n (%) | 87 (87.9%) |
| Use of antidiuretic hormone, n (%) | 60 (60.6%) |
| Multiorgan donors, n (%) | 56 (56.6%) |
| Mean hospital days before brain death (± SD) | 1.9 (± 2.1) |
aeGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate using the modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) equation for glomerular filtration rate in the 96 adult donors and the Schwartz equation in three donors under 18 years of age. Expanded criteria donors are defined as all donors who were (1) over 60 years of age or (2) over 50 years of age and (3) had at least two of the following clinical characteristics: hypertension, plasma creatinine level >132 μmol/L (1.5 mg/dL) or cerebrovascular accident as the cause of death [7]. SD, standard deviation.