kidney transplant KIDNEY ALLOCATION SYSTEM (KAS) • IMPLEMENTED IN DECEMBER 2014 WAS THE KIDNEY ALLOCATION SYSTEM (KAS) • WAITING TIME STARTS AT LISTING OR START OF DIALYSIS, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST • DONORS SCORED WITH KIDNEY DONOR PROFILE INDEX (KDPI) • AGE, HT/WT, ETHNICITY, CAUSE OF DEATH, BP, DM, HEP C, CREATININE • RECIPIENTS SCORED WITH ESTIMATED POST-TRANSPLANT SURVIVAL (EPTS) • AGE, TIME ON DIALYSIS, PREVIOUS SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANT, CURRENT DIABETES STATUS • 3 4 COMMON MAXIMUM ORGAN PRESERVATION TIME • HEART, LUNG: 4-6 HOURS • LIVER: 8-12 HOURS

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