title: Donor factors.
abstract: 1. Although kidneys from Black donors had a lower one-year survival rate, their early function (as measured by the days of first and best function) was similar to White donors but their hospitalization was longer. 2. Kidneys from donors in the 16-20 year old age group had the best survival rate and early function with falloff as donor age increased and decreased. 3. Trauma death donors yielded better survival rates but similar early graft function and hospitalization to nontrauma death donors. 4. Sharing, even at extended distances, did not adversely effect survival, early graft function, or length of hospitalization.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takiff
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044469:Racial Groups; D012042:Registries; D014019:Tissue Donors
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System