Pre-Transplant Weight Loss and Survival after Kidney Transplantation.

CONCLUSION: Among obese status 7 kidney candidates previously considered too obese for transplant, patient and graft survival were comparable to the general transplant population. No difference in survival was observed with pre-transplant weight loss. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel. PMID: 26228385 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - July 25, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Huang E, Bunnapradist S Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research