Association Between Weight Loss Before Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation and Posttransplantation Outcomes
There is debate on whether weight loss, a hallmark of frailty, signals higher risk for adverse outcomes among recipients of deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT). Retrospective cohort study. Using national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data, we included all DDKT recipients in...
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Veröffentlicht in: | American journal of kidney diseases 2019-09, Vol.74 (3), p.361-372 |
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Zusammenfassung: | There is debate on whether weight loss, a hallmark of frailty, signals higher risk for adverse outcomes among recipients of deceased donor kidney transplantation (DDKT).
Retrospective cohort study.
Using national Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data, we included all DDKT recipients in the United States between December 4, 2004, and December 3, 2014, who were adults (aged ≥ 18 years) when listed for DDKT.
Relative pre-DDKT weight change as a continuous predictor and categorized as |
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ISSN: | 0272-6386 1523-6838 |
DOI: | 10.1053/j.ajkd.2019.03.418 |