Can transplant renal scintigraphy predict the duration of delayed graft function? A dual center retrospective study.
Stan BenjamensRobert A PolLioe-Fee de Geus-OeiAiko P J de VriesAndor W J M GlaudemansStefan P BergerRiemer H J A SlartPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Qualitative renal scintigraphy grading and the quantitative indices cTER and Average upslope predict delayed graft function ≥ 7 days with a high sensitivity. This finding may help to support both clinicians and patients in managing early post-operative expectations. However, the specificity is limited and thus renal scintigraphy does not reliably help to identify patients in whom the course of delayed graft function is longer than anticipated.