Kidney Transplantation
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Those ≥65 years of age with graft failure had a lower chance of being listed for repeat kidney transplantation. A report on outcomes of kidney transplant recipients treated with SGLT2 inhibitors. The most common primary renal disease in patients initiating renal replacement therapy is diabetes. There may be an association between long-term prescription opioid use and an increased risk of death and graft loss. California is one of only a few states to use state funds to provide maintenance dialysis to undocumented immigrants. There was no statistical difference between the groups with and without IDD in the rates of postoperative adverse outcomes. NKF applauds both the Senate and House for their leadership and unanimous support on this issue. Over 70,883 patient-years of follow-up, there were 551 parathyroidectomies. Thirty-seven percent of recipients experienced delayed graft function/ Results of a study of adult kidney transplant recipients at a single transplant center who were diagnosed with COVID-19. In kidney transplantation, the mismatch in the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system between the donor and recipient ... Up to 38% of patients with end-stage renal disease experience cognitive impairment. The risk for developing ... Patients being evaluated for kidney transplant routinely undergo screening for coronary heart disease (CHD). Testing, ... While the preferred modality for kidney failure treatment is kidney transplant, most patients initiate dialysis prior to ... Currently in the United States there are more than 500,000 patients with kidney failure on dialysis. The preferred ... Yorg Al Azzi, MD, and colleagues at Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, conducted an analysis to examine the ... A major public challenge in the United States is the ongoing shortage of organs available for transplant. In January ... Recipients of kidney transplantation who contract COVID-19 are at increased risk of mortality, with an incidence of ... Among recipients of kidney transplantation, adherence to prescribed medication is key in graft survival as well as in ... Previous studies have shown that the use of sodium glucose linked transporter inhibitors (SGLT-2i) in nontransplant ...