Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network

Learn more

• State of KPD Report (PDF - 5/2016)

Join us

• How to join the KPDPP (53 K PDF; 12/2018)
• List of participating transplant hospitals (97 K PDF; 1/2020)

Policy

• OPTN policy 13 - KPD (2.5 M PDF)

Histocompatibility testing

• KPD histocompatibility testing requirements checklist (PDF;  4/2019)

Financial resources

• Financial recommendations (12/2016)
• KPD Match Financial checklist (212 K PDF; 1/2020)

KPD e-manual

• I just joined KPD. Now what? (PDF; 12/2018)
• Consenting & enrolling pairs & non-directed donors  (67 K PDF; 1/2017)
• Donor pre-screen Q&A  (8/2019)
• Donor & candidate informed consent reference (46 K PDF; 10/2019)
• Donor medical record upload checklist (PDF; 7/2019)
• Match offer process: I have an offer. Now what? (268 K PDF; 7/2017)
• How matching works (394 K PDF ; 1/2018)
• Permissions & communication methods(85 K PDF; 1/2018)
• Strategies to improve KPD match opportunities (8/2019)
• Match run for KPD donors to Waitlist (25 K PDF; 10/2013)
• Kidney transportation options (120 K PDF; 12/2018)

• KPD patient information for candidates and donors(5.1MB PDF; 05/2017)
• KPD success story videos 
• Patient brochure  (587KB PDF; 10/2018)
• Patient brochure, Spanish (417KB PDF; 05/2012)
• Order brochures from the UNOS store
• Living donation information on UNOS website