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Weight-based tacrolimus trough concentrations post liver transplant.

Zheng LiuJeffrey ChengElizabeth E PowellGraeme MacdonaldJonathan FawcettStephen LynchJennifer H Martin
Published in: Internal medicine journal (2019)
In the first week post-transplant, tacrolimus trough concentrations after standard mg/kg dosing post liver transplant appear to be corrected by total bodyweight. Obese patients have a similar number of trough plasma concentrations outside the therapeutic range compared to non-obese patients.
Keyphrases
  • obese patients
  • bariatric surgery
  • gastric bypass
  • roux en y gastric bypass
  • weight loss
  • body mass index
  • physical activity
  • randomized controlled trial
  • clinical trial
  • weight gain