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Predicting a kidney transplant patient’s pre-transplant functional status based on information from waitlist registration
With over 100,000 patients on the kidney transplant waitlist in 2019, it is important to understand if and how the functional status of a patient may...
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Kidney Transplant and Peritoneal Dialysis
Kidney transplantation is associated with improved survival and quality of life for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Due to the shortage... -
Kidney transplant outcomes in children with simultaneous versus sequential heart–kidney transplants
BackgroundHeart transplant recipients frequently require kidney transplantation for concomitant advanced chronic kidney disease. Data on simultaneous...
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Predicting wait time for pediatric kidney transplant: a novel index
BackgroundOver one thousand pediatric kidney transplant candidates are added to the waitlist annually, yet the prospective time spent waiting is...
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on liver transplant waitlist outcome in France
The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the outcome of patients on the liver transplantation (LT)...
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Combined Liver and Kidney Transplant
Single organ liver and kidney transplants are well established as standards of care for selected patients with severe liver and kidney disease,... -
Pancreas After Kidney Transplantation
Pancreas After Kidney (PAK) transplantation is a viable alternative to Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney (SPK) transplantation if a suitable living... -
Comprehensive geriatric assessment predicts listing for kidney transplant in patients with end-stage renal disease: a retrospective cohort study
BackgroundComprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) involves a formal broad approach to assess frailty and creating a plan for management. However,...
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Integrating Frailty into the Kidney Transplant Evaluation
Purpose of ReviewThis review presents an overview of the clinical syndrome of frailty and its association with kidney transplantation outcomes,...
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Kidney Transplant and Peritoneal Dialysis
Kidney transplantation is associated with improved survival and quality of life for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Due to the shortage... -
AI-driven translations for kidney transplant equity in Hispanic populations
Health equity and accessing Spanish kidney transplant information continues being a substantial challenge facing the Hispanic community. This study...
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Frailty and depressive symptoms in older kidney transplant recipients: opportunities for collaboration between transplant nephrologists and geriatricians
BackgroundFrailty is one of the key syndromes in geriatric medicine and an important factor for post-transplant outcomes. We aimed to describe the...
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Intersectional race and gender disparities in kidney transplant access in the United States: a sco** review
BackgroundGender and racial disparities in kidney transplant access are well established, however how gender and race interact to shape access to...
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Pre-transplant Evaluation
A comprehensive pretransplant evaluation of the potential recipient is mandatory to assure good posttransplant outcomes after pancreas... -
Evolutions in Combined Heart-Kidney Transplant
Purpose of ReviewThis review describes management practices, outcomes, and allocation policies in candidates for simultaneous heart-kidney...
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Combined Heart Kidney Transplantation Versus Heart Transplant in Patients with Renal Failure: Contemporary Insights and Future Perspectives
Purpose of ReviewIn this review, we aim to outline the criteria regarding the evaluation of patients with chronic renal disease (CKD) awaiting heart...
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Evaluation and post-transplant management of children after multi-organ-with-kidney transplantation
Multi-organ transplantation involves the transplant of two or more organs from a single donor into a single recipient; in most cases, one of these...
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Current Strategies to Enhance Opportunities for Patients with End Stage Kidney Disease to Receive a Kidney Transplant
The best treatment for end stage kidney disease (ESKD) is a kidney transplant. Currently, a patient may have to overcome a few challenges to enjoy... -
Progress made toward equitable transplantation in children and young adults with kidney disease
Racial disparities in pediatric kidney transplantation have been well described over the last two decades and include disparities in preemptive...
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Potential Implication of HLA-DQ Heterodimer High-Resolution Ty** on Kidney Transplant Outcomes and Equity
Purpose of ReviewTo evaluate the potential implications of HLA-DQαβ heterodimer high-resolution ty** on clinical decision-making in solid organ...