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Recognizing the importance of these indicators, this review aimed to identify and categorize quality indicators in living kidney donation for transplantation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This scoping review was prepared according to the JBI method, previously registered in the Open Science Framework. The search was carried out between March and May 2023 in the following databases and libraries: Virtual Health Library, CINAHL, Embase, MEDLINE, Web of Science, together with gray literature platforms, such as Google Scholar, OpenGrey (GreyNet), CAPES Theses and Dissertations, Global ETD Search (previously: Union Catalog), Open Access Theses and Dissertations. Additionally, 17 official websites from donation, transplantation, and quality institutions were consulted. The guiding question was: what quality indicators are used in living kidney donation? Data selection and extraction were performed in pairs with consensus rounds. Included were documents published in any language since 1980, the year solid organ transplantation was established as the most successful treatment, along with policies and practices to improve donation and transplantation. A descriptive analysis was conducted to present the results.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The literature search identified 3,095 records, of which 14 met the inclusion criteria. These studies reported 89 metric mentions, consolidated into 74 unified quality indicators. The indicators varied widely in definition and classification and were distributed across multiple stages of the living kidney donation process, with a substantial concentration in the living-donation phase.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The analysis revealed significant variations in the nomenclature and definitions of indicators as well as the unavailability of more detailed information.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2026.1698289","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,8]],"date-time":"2026-05-08T05:54:39Z","timestamp":1778219679000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Quality indicators in living kidney donation for transplantation: a scoping review"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Rafael Rodrigo Da Silva","family":"Pimentel","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Studies, Research, and Practice in Primary Health Care and Networks (CEPPAR), Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein","place":["S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"]},{"name":"Professional Guidance Department, School of Nursing, University of S\u00e3o Paulo","place":["S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Luiza Ribeiro","family":"Cezar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Professional Guidance Department, School of Nursing, University of S\u00e3o Paulo","place":["S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nathalia Izilda Xavier","family":"De Alcantara","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Professional Guidance Department, School of Nursing, University of S\u00e3o Paulo","place":["S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Carolina Miranda","family":"Muniz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Studies, Research, and Practice in Primary Health Care and Networks (CEPPAR), Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein","place":["S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"\u00cdris Jardim","family":"Souza","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Studies, Research, and Practice in Primary Health Care and Networks (CEPPAR), Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein","place":["S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Maristela Santini","family":"Martins","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Professional Guidance Department, School of Nursing, University of S\u00e3o Paulo","place":["S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"]},{"name":"JBI Brazilian Centre for Evidence-Based Health Care","place":["S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marcelo Jos\u00e9 Dos","family":"Santos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Professional Guidance Department, School of Nursing, University of S\u00e3o Paulo","place":["S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"596","DOI":"10.1016\/j.mpsur.2023.06.005","article-title":"Kidney transplantation","volume":"41","author":"Barlow","year":"2023","journal-title":"Surgery (Oxford)"},{"key":"ref2","volume-title":"Global Report on Organ Donation and Transplantation","year":"2022"},{"key":"ref3","volume-title":"Brazilian Transplant Registry: Numerical Data on Organ Donation and Transplants Performed by State and Institution from January to March 2023","year":"2023"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1743","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.1988.03410120089033","article-title":"The quality of care. 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