Kidney Transplantation and Obesity: Are There Any Differences in Outcomes?
Introduction Kidney transplantation (KT) is the gold standard treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Obesity is a strong risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and ESRD. This study aimed to investigate the outcomes of kidney transplantation in obes...
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Veröffentlicht in: | World journal of surgery 2023-02, Vol.47 (2), p.510-518 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Introduction
Kidney transplantation (KT) is the gold standard treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Obesity is a strong risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and ESRD. This study aimed to investigate the outcomes of kidney transplantation in obese recipients.
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We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of recipients from January 2016 to December 2021 in a single center. Outcomes in recipients of a kidney allograft with BMI ≥ 30 were compared with the outcomes in recipients with 30 |
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ISSN: | 0364-2313 1432-2323 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00268-022-06806-4 |