Pediatric Kidney Alone Versus Adult Simultaneous Kidney-Pancreas Recipients of Deceased Donor Kidneys: A Paired Analysis of 1675 Donors

Background

Allocation of high quality deceased donor kidneys to simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) versus pediatric kidney alone (KI) recipients presents competing priorities regarding kidney allograft longevity and patient survival. We evaluated long-term outcomes of contralateral kidneys transplanted into these distinct recipient populations to assess kidney allograft utility within this allocation framework.