Table 3.
Criteria used to determine whether a kidney is selected to undergo procurement biopsy
| Low importance (<25%) | Medium importance (25%–50%) | High importance (>50%) |
|---|---|---|
| COD: CVA (23%) | Hypertension (48%) | Age (65%) |
| Kidney size discrepancy (23%) | High terminal creatinine (48%) | Acute kidney injury (56%) |
| HCV seropositivity (21%) | High KDPI (47%) | Diabetes (51%) |
| Hematuria (21%) | DIC (43%) | |
| COD: trauma (19%) | DCD status (43%) | |
| eGFR (17%) | High peak creatinine (42%) | |
| Substance use (17%) | ECD classification (41%) | |
| BMI (16%) | Proteinuria (40%) | |
| Sex (14%) | ||
| History of smoking (14%) | ||
| Pulsatile perfusion (13%) | ||
| Import kidney (11%) | ||
| History of malignancy (9%) | ||
| High cold ischemia time (7%) | ||
| Vasopressor use (6%) |
BMI, body mass index; COD, cause of death; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; DCD, donation after cardiac death; DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; ECD, expanded criteria donor; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HCV, hepatitis C virus; KDPI, Kidney Donor Profile Index.
Importance is assigned by response rate; for example, <25% of respondents selecting a single criterion as an indication for biopsy is categorized as low importance.