Kidney Transplant Outcomes Not Adversely Affected by Prolonged CIT
Recent organ allocation changes have increased travel and subsequent cold ischemia times of kidney allografts.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Linked to Greater Decline in Kidney Allograft Function
Patients with moderate and severe infection experienced a 17.50% and 23.16% decrease in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), respectively, from baseline (before testing positive for SARS-CoV-2) to 90 days after the positive test.
HCV-Negative Recipients of HCV-Positive Donor Kidneys Have a Survival Edge
HCV+ deceased donor kidney transplantations have increased in recent years in response to the availability of highly effective direct-acting antiviral agents.
Kidney Transplantation Not Linked to Higher Prostate Cancer Mortality
Study findings suggest that men with end-stage kidney disease and localized or regional prostate cancer do not need to wait additional time for a kidney transplant because of the cancer.
Living Donor Kidney Transplants Declined in the Last Decade
Analysis of United Network for Organ Sharing data reveals a declining trend in patients receiving a kidney from a living donor from 2010 to 2019.
Obesity Increases COVID-19 Death Risk in Kidney Transplant Recipients
Kidney transplant recipients who are obese or are Black or Hispanic are at elevated risk of dying from COVID-19, a study found.
Post-Transplant New-Onset Diabetes Tied to Low Skeletal Muscle Attenuation
In a study, renal transplant recipients in the lowest quartile of skeletal muscle attenuation had 2-fold increased risk for new-onset diabetes after transplantation.
Obese Women Less Likely to Be Waitlisted for a Kidney Transplant
Compared with men of similar obesity class, the likelihood of women being waitlisted for kidney transplantation was significantly lower and this disparity increased as body mass index increased.
Most COVID-19 Cases in Solid Organ Transplant Patients Occur in KTRs
In a study, 71.8% of solid organ transplant recipients who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 were kidney transplant recipients.
Delayed Graft Function Ups Risk for Early and Late Post-KT Mortality
The highest risk for mortality was observed in the first year after kidney transplantation.
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