Estimates 15-year and lifetime risk for kidney donors
Nephrology · Living kidney donation
ESRD Risk Tool for Kidney Donor Candidates
Pre-donation projected risk of end-stage kidney disease in the absence of kidney donation.
Candidate characteristics
Enter the candidate’s baseline characteristics. All fields are required to request a risk estimate.
Clinical-use notice
This page must be connected to a validated, version-controlled implementation of the published model.
Do not use simplified multipliers or locally invented risk percentages for clinical decisions.
Risk estimate
Pre-donation 15-year risk
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Pre-donation lifetime risk
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About this tool
This model estimates projected pre-donation risk in low-risk adults considering living kidney donation in the United States. It does not estimate an individual’s post-donation risk and should support, not replace, a formal donor evaluation and shared clinical decision-making.
Reference
- Grams ME, Sang Y, Levey AS, et al. Kidney-Failure Risk Projection for the Living Kidney-Donor Candidate. New England Journal of Medicine. 2016;374:411–421. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1510491
