Concerned about rising rates of discarded kidneys, the nation's most influential renal health organization is undertaking an effort to put more organs to use and increase access to lifesaving transplants.
The National Kidney Foundation said it has convened a panel of experts who will develop recommendations for reforming practices that caused hospitals to throw away more than 3,100 donated donated kidneys in 2015.
“Every kidney potentially saves a life, so that number is quite distressing,” said Dr. Matthew Cooper, cochair of a national steering committee organized by the foundation to examine the problem. The group will develop best practices for evaluating donors and procuring organs, and consider whether a special system could be established for sending less-than-perfect kidneys to hospitals prepared to use them.
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