Journal article
Obesity does not portend a bad outcome for kidney transplant recipients
Transplantation, Vol.73(1), pp.53-55
2002
DOI: 10.1097/00007890-200201150-00009
PMID: 11792977
Abstract
Background: Kidney transplant programs may avoid transplantation in obese patients because of reports indicating that obese patients have poorer outcomes than do nonobese patients. We recently reviewed our experience.
Methods: Patients receiving a kidney transplant between January 1, 1990 and December 31, 1999 were divided according to body mass index (BMI): group 1, BMI<25 (n=457); group 2, BMI> or =25 and <30 (n=278); and group 3, BMI> or =35 (n=98).
Results: Cadaveric graft survival rates at 2 years were 85% for group 1, 88% for group 2, and 85% for group 3 (P>0.10). Cadaveric patient survival rates at 2 years were 92% for group 1, 91% for group 2, and 94% for group 3 (P>0.10). There were no differences in technical losses or in posttransplantation wound complications. Group 3 patients, however, did have a higher incidence of steroid-induced posttransplantation diabetes mellitus than the other two groups (P<0.01).
Conclusion: Obese transplant recipients have similar outcomes to nonobese patients.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Obesity does not portend a bad outcome for kidney transplant recipients
- Creators
- Richard J HOWARD - Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesVan B THAI - University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, United StatesPamela R PATTON - Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesAlan W HEMMING - Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesAlan I REED - Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesWillem J VAN DER WERF - Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesShiro FUJITA - Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesJanet L KARLIX - Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United StatesJuan C SCORNIK - Department of Pathology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Transplantation, Vol.73(1), pp.53-55
- Publisher
- Lippincott; Hagerstown, MD
- DOI
- 10.1097/00007890-200201150-00009
- PMID
- 11792977
- ISSN
- 0041-1337
- eISSN
- 1534-6080
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2002
- Academic Unit
- Accounting; Surgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984051875502771
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