Ways to boost kidney transplant viability: A real need for the best use of older donors

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2543-2547

  Ruggenenti, P ^a   Perico, N ^a   Remuzzi, G ^a  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dual kidney transplant; Graft survival; Order donors; Preimplantation biopsy

Indexed keywords

AGE; CELL VIABILITY; DIALYSIS; EVALUATION; EXPANDED CRITERIA DONOR; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; METABOLISM; NEPHRON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARDIZATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGING; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 33750027666     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01519.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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