Outcome of renal transplantation in small infants: a match-controlled analysis

Weitz M., Laube G. F., Schmidt M., Krupka K., Murer L., Mueller D., ...More

PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY, vol.33, no.6, pp.1057-1068, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00467-018-3895-5
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1057-1068
  • Keywords: Renal transplantation, Infants, Children, Surgical complications, Medical complications, PEDIATRIC KIDNEY-TRANSPLANTATION, DELAYED GRAFT FUNCTION, STEROID WITHDRAWAL, CHILDREN LESS, THROMBOSIS, SURVIVAL, CLASSIFICATION, COMPLICATIONS, POLYOMAVIRUS, GUIDELINES
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Infants with a body weight of less than 10 kg are often not considered to be suitable candidates for renal transplantation (RTx). The objective of this study was to evaluate this arbitrary weight threshold for pediatric RTx.