Donation approval among obese living kidney donor candidates: The impact of metabolic syndrome
The scarcity of organs available for transplantation has increased attempts to augment transplantation by utilizing obese living kidney donors. The literature has suggested that these donors have increased risks postdonation. Not surprising, the threshold for living kidney donor approval among obese persons is typically higher and the process more costly. Therefore, a screening tool to predict the likelihood of approval among obese living kidney donor candidates was created.
Source: Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Margaux N. Mustian, Vineeta Kumar, Michael Hanaway, Paul A. MacLennan, Brittany A. Shelton, Rhiannon D. Reed, Tanya Correya, Raynesha Grant, Alexis Carter, Gavin Baker, Jelecia Patterson, Markayla Peoples, Semaj Holden, Babak J. Orandi, Jayme E. Locke Source Type: research