[Italian adaptation of the European Renal Best Practice (ERBP) guideline on kidney donor and recipient evaluation and perioperative care]

Recently, the ERBP (European Renal Best Practice) guideline on kidney donor and recipient evaluation and perioperative care has been published and disseminated to the international nephrology community. This guideline aims at providing evidence-based recommendations on the evaluation of the kidney transplant candidate. They evaluate the immunologic workup of kidney donors and recipients, they recommend the evaluation, selection and preparation of deceased and living kidney donors and the perioperative care of the kidney transplant recipient. We report here the Italian adaptation of these guidelines, with a focus on the main statements elaborated for each single clinical question.