UK renal transplant outcomes in low and high BMI recipients: the need for a national policy.
Ioannis D KostakisTheodoros KassimatisValentina BianchiPanoraia ParaskevaClare FlachChris CallaghanBenedict Lyle PhillipsNikolaos KarydisNicos KessarisFrancis CalderIoannis LoukopoulosPublished in: Journal of nephrology (2019)
Obesity alone should not be a barrier for renal transplantation. A national strategy is required to give all patients equal chances in transplantation.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- quality improvement
- metabolic syndrome
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- insulin resistance
- newly diagnosed
- public health
- type diabetes
- weight gain
- peritoneal dialysis
- body mass index
- mental health
- weight loss
- prognostic factors
- stem cells
- cross sectional
- adipose tissue
- physical activity
- high fat diet induced
- patient reported