Kidneys from deceased donors with acute renal failure expand donor pool
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 09:14
in Psychology & Sociology
Kidneys recovered from deceased donors with acute renal failure (ARF) - once deemed unusable for transplant - appear to work just as well as kidneys transplanted from deceased donors who do not develop kidney problems prior to organ donation, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.