Associations of Pre-Transplant Prescription Narcotic Use with Clinical Complications after Kidney Transplantation.

CONCLUSION: Although associations may reflect underlying conditions or behaviors, high-level prescription narcotic use before kidney transplantation predicts increased risk of clinical complications after transplantation. © 2015 S. Karger AG, Basel. PMID: 25832723 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - April 3, 2015 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Lentine KL, Lam NN, Xiao H, Tuttle-Newhall JE, Axelrod D, Brennan DC, Dharnidharka VR, Yuan H, Nazzal M, Zheng J, Schnitzler MA Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research