Results of Kidney Transplantation from Expanded Criteria Donors: A Single-Center Experience

Background: Collection of kidneys from extended criteria donors (ECD) with diagnosed brain-death forms a part of the collection program that increases the number of transplantations. Objective: To compare the results of ECD with those of standard criteria donors (SCD). Methods: In a retrospective analysis in a group of 156 kidney donors, we identified ECD donors. We detected the basic parameters of the donors before kidney collection, and then evaluated the function of the graft, the survival of the graft, and the survival of the patients after 1, 3, and 5 years of transplantation. The results were then compared with the function of the graft from those of SCD donors. Results: The ECD donors were significantly (p