Earlier is not necessarily better in preemptive kidney transplantation

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2071-2076

  Akkina, S K ^a   Connaire, J J ^b   Snyder, J J ^c   Matas, A J ^a   Kasiske, B L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed graft function (DGF); Glomerular filtration rate; Graft function; Graft survival; Kidney transplantation; Patient survival; Preemptive

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 51849161877     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02381.x     Document Type: Article

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