Long-term survival following kidney transplantation in previous lung transplant recipients-An analysis of the unos registry.

Asishana A OshoSameer A HirjiAnthony W CastleberryMichael S MulvihillAsvin M GanapathiPaul J SpeicherBabatunde YerokunLaurie D SnyderRobert D DavisMathew G Hartwig

Published in: Clinical transplantation (2017)

KAL patients enjoy a significant survival benefit compared with waitlisted lung recipients who do not receive kidneys. However, KAL patients do poorly compared with KTx patients. Decisions about KAL transplantation must be made on a case-by-case basis considering patient and donor factors.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
kidney transplantation
peritoneal dialysis
stem cells
case report
mesenchymal stem cells
patient reported