Acute tubular injury in protocol biopsies of renal grafts: Prevalence, associated factors and effect on long-term function

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1684-1693

  Gwinner, W ^a   Hinzmann, K ^a   Erdbruegger, U ^a   Scheffner, I ^a   Broecker, V ^a   Vaske, B ^a   Kreipe, H ^a   Haller, H ^a   Schwarz, A ^a   Mengel, M ^a,b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute; Cold ischemia time; Kidney; Long term function; Protocol biopsy; Transplantation; Tubular injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TUBULE DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; KIDNEY TUBULES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 48349142006     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02293.x     Document Type: Article

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