Predicting Kidney Discard Using Machine Learning.

Journal: Transplantation

PMID: 33534531

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Despite the kidney supply shortage, 18%-20% of deceased donor kidneys are discarded annually in the United States. In 2018, 3569 kidneys were discarded.

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Masoud Barah

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
Sanjay Mehrotra

Northwestern University Transplant Outcomes Research Collaborative, Comprehensive Transplant Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

Keywords

Adult Aged Biopsy Decision Support Techniques Decision Trees Donor Selection Female Humans Kidney Function Tests Kidney Transplantation Male Middle Aged Neural Networks, Computer Perfusion Predictive Value of Tests Risk Assessment Risk Factors Support Vector Machine Tissue Donors United States Young Adult

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Predicting Kidney Discard Using Machine Learning.

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