Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
3897141 Seminars in Nephrology 2013 10 Pages PDF
Abstract

SummaryObesity confers increased risk for graft loss and death among renal transplant recipients. However the relationship of changes in body weight and composition to outcome on the transplant waitlist and post-transplantation is not straightforward. Strategies to manage weight in the waitlisted patient and after kidney transplantation must be performed in the context of a multidisciplinary approach and individualized based on risk factors in particular patients. Although retrospective studies offer considerable insights into the relationship between obesity and kidney transplant outcome, causal inferences must be made with great caution.

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