Body mass index in pediatric kidney transplant selection criteria.
Rachel M EngenKristen SgambatPriya S VergheseAmrish JainJodi M SmithKatherine TwombleySandra AmaralRima S ZahrMargaret BockKelsey L RichardsonMarc LandeSharon M BartoshPublished in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2024)
The use of BMI in pediatric kidney transplant evaluation and listing varies among centers, but BMI limits access to transplant for some children. More information is needed on the outcomes of obese pediatric kidney candidates who are and are not transplanted, to guide development of national and international consensus.