Pre-kidney transplant unintentional weight loss leads to worse post-kidney transplant outcomes.

Meera Nair HarhayXiaomeng ChenNadia M ChuSilas P NormanDorry L SegevMara Ann McAdams-DeMarco

Published in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2021)

This study suggests that unintentional, but not intentional, pre-KT weight loss is an independent risk factor for adverse post-KT outcomes.

Keyphrases

weight loss
bariatric surgery
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
emergency department
obese patients
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance