title: Twenty-two nondirected kidney donors: an update on a single center's experience.
abstract: At the University of Minnesota, we have defined 'nondirected donation' as organ donation by a volunteer who offered to donate an organ to anyone on the cadaver waiting list. From October 1, 1997, through October 31, 2003, we have had 360 inquiries about nondirected donation, have completed 42 detailed nondirected donor (NDD) evaluations for kidney donation, and have performed 22 NDD transplants. We herein review our program policies and how they have evolved, describe our evaluation and the motivation of our potential donors, summarize the outcome of NDD transplants, and raise issues requiring further attention and study. Our experience continues to support nondirected donation for kidney transplants.
authors.affiliation: Fairview-University Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. cjacobs1@fairview.org
authors.forename: Cheryl L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roman
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garvey
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: Arthur J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Matas
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000191:economics*; D019520:Living Donors / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008910:Minnesota; D018579:Patient Selection; D016730:Program Development; D011584:Psychology; D040841:Resource Allocation; D013997:Time Factors; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods