Adolescent Kidney Transplant Patients Appear to Be at Higher Risk of Graft Failure
Patients who received their first kidney transplant at ages 14 to 16 years appear to be at increased risk for transplant failure, with black adolescents having a disproportionately higher risk of graft failure.
Patients who received their first kidney transplant at ages 14 to 16 years appear to be at increased risk for transplant failure, with black adolescents having a disproportionately higher risk of graft failure.
Vitamin D levels had an almost linear relationship with annual kidney function decline. Also, with vitamin D sufficiency (≥20 ng/mL) as the reference, vitamin D inadequacy (≥12 and <20 ng/mL) and deficiency (<12 ng/mL) showed significant dose-dependent associations with higher risks of organ rejection and death.
"Low vitamin D predicts adverse allograft outcomes, and vitamin D supplementation early after kidney transplantation may improve patient outcome," the authors concluded.
Simple Urine Test Helps Predict Kidney Transplant Outcomes
Levels of CXCL9 protein in the urine of kidney transplant recipients can differentiate those at low risk of developing kidney injury from those at high risk, say researchers.
Levels of CXCL9 protein in the urine of kidney transplant recipients can differentiate those at low risk of developing kidney injury from those at high risk, say researchers.
UNH Research Finds Unemployment Restricts Access to Kidney Transplants
If they are unemployed or work part-time, people in end-stage kidney failure in need of a kidney transplant are much less likely to be placed on a waiting list for a new kidney.
If they are unemployed or work part-time, people in end-stage kidney failure in need of a kidney transplant are much less likely to be placed on a waiting list for a new kidney.
Kidney Transplant can Prolong Survival in Obese Kidney Failure Patients
Kidney transplant could prolong the lives of obese individuals with kidney failure though this benefit is lower among severely obese individuals.
Kidney transplant could prolong the lives of obese individuals with kidney failure though this benefit is lower among severely obese individuals.
