Outcome of renal transplantation in small infants: a match-controlled analysis

Weitz, Marcus; Laube, Guido; Schmidt, Maria; Krupka, Kai; Murer, Luisa; Mueller, Dominik; Hoppe, Bernd; Buscher, Anja; Koenig, Jens; Pohl, Martin; Jungraithmayr, Therese; Thiel, Florian; Billing, Heiko; Grenda, Ryszard; Rubik, Jacek; Kaabak, Michael; Yalcinkaya, Fatos; TOPALOĞLU, REZAN; Webb, Nicholas; Dello Strologo, Luca; Pape, Lars; Nadalin, Silvio; Toenshoff, Burkhard

doi:10.1007/s00467-018-3895-5

Outcome of renal transplantation in small infants: a match-controlled analysis

Weitz M., Laube G. F., Schmidt M., Krupka K., Murer L., Mueller D., ...More

PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY, vol.33, no.6, pp.1057-1068, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 33 Issue: 6
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00467-018-3895-5
Journal Name: PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1057-1068
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Infants with a body weight of less than 10 kg are often not considered to be suitable candidates for renal transplantation (RTx). The objective of this study was to evaluate this arbitrary weight threshold for pediatric RTx.