In 2 small case series of solid-organ transplant recipients, the potassium binders patiromer and sodium zirconium cyclosilicate appeared effective in the short term in managing hyperkalemia.
In a study of white related living kidney donors and recipients, investigators found that older donors are at increased risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) if the recipients are older at the time of ESRD onset.
In a study, recipients of A2 incompatible kidneys from living donors had a 60% higher risk for death-censored graft failure than recipients of blood type compatible kidneys.
Kidney transplant recipients with pre-existing pulmonary hypertension had a 1.5-fold increased risk for death compared with recipients without the condition, a study found.
Compared with kidney transplant candidates who refuse a kidney from a donor with acute kidney injury, those who accept such a kidney had a 48% decreased risk of death, a study found.
In a study of obese patients with end-stage kidney disease, patients who had bariatric surgery were significantly more likely to undergo kidney transplantation at 5 years than those receiving usual care.
Kidney transplant candidates who accepted an offer of a kidney from donor following cardiac death had a 50% decreased risk of death than those who did not, a study found.
In a study, significantly worse allograft survival, for example, was found for transplanted kidneys from elderly deceased donors with AKI.
Kidney transplant recipients with a failing graft were nearly twice as likely as non-recipients to be hospitalized.
In a study, a 1 g/dL reduction in hemoglobin was associated with a significant 1.8-fold increase in graft failure.
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