Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation: Incidence and risk factors for amputation after 10-year follow-up.
Eoin MacCraithNiall Francis DavisCliodhna BrownePonnusamy MohanDavid HickeyPublished in: Clinical transplantation (2017)
The incidence of amputation after SPK transplantation is approximately 9% after 10-year follow-up. Patients are at a significantly greater risk of amputation after SPK transplantation compared to KTA for type 1 diabetes despite insulin independence.
Keyphrases
- type diabetes
- kidney transplantation
- lower limb
- end stage renal disease
- peripheral artery disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- glycemic control
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular disease
- risk factors
- stem cells
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported outcomes
- adipose tissue