Are Usable Kidneys Being Wasted?

The number of times a kidney gets turned down before it's eventually accepted increases dramatically as you approach the week end. 20% more organs get thrown away on the week end than any other day of the week. If you match for organ quality, the organ qualityis no different. And that was our first clue that there was something beyond organ quality that was influencing a decision by transpont centers as to whether to use a specific organ for a patient.