Population-based Trends in Obesity and Kidney Transplantation Among Patients With End-stage Kidney Disease

Population-based Trends in Obesity and Kidney Transplantation Among Patients With End-stage Kidney Disease

Background. Obesity is a barrier to transplant, reducing access and leading to worse outcomes versus nonobese adults. Most transplant centers in the United States maintain body mass index (BMI) cutoffs to listing for kidney transplantation of 35 to 40 kg/m2. There is little contemporary data on the...

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Glavni autori: Glenn K. Wakam, MD, Kyle H. Sheetz, MD, MS, Laura Gerhardinger, MA, John R. Montgomery, MD, Seth A. Waits, MD
Format: Članak
Jezik:English
Izdano: Wolters Kluwer 2021-12-01
Serija:Transplantation Direct
Online pristup:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001163

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http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001163

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