Impact of screening for metabolic syndrome on the evaluation of obese living kidney donors.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.08.019
Abstract: BACKGROUND We report our experience with metabolic syndrome screening for obese living kidney donor candidates to mitigate the long-term risk of CKD. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 814 obese (BMI≥30) and 993 nonobese living kidney donor… read more here.
Keywords: obese living; syndrome screening; acceptance; metabolic syndrome ... See more keywords