A Brisbane study found that a ‘lower quality’ kidney transplant has been found to have better quality of life outcomes and is more cost effective than remaining on dialysis for patients with end-stage renal failure.
Expanding the quality criteria of donor kidneys suitable for transplant may be a better strategy than remaining on dialysis in the hopes of being matched with a higher-graded kidney.
People with end-stage kidney failure require dialysis three times a week and dialysis is associated with higher mortality rates than successful transplantation.