TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ayathamattam, Joseph
AU  - Herbert, Paul Elliot
AU  - Bellini, Maria Irene
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2018/11/19
TI  - The Conundrum of High Body Mass Index in Kidney Transplant Patients
JO  - OBM Transplantation
SP  - 026
VL  - 02
IS  - 04
AB  - Obesity is on the rise and the number of end stage renal disease patients who are obese parallel this trend. There is no universally accepted guideline for wait-listing end stage renal disease obese patients in order to reduce short-term complications and improve long-term survival of the kidney graft. Criteria for acceptance are variable among transplant centres, as do post-transplant policies. Careful risk assessment to maximise the benefits of the limited organ donor resource must be undertaken prior to wait-list an obese kidney transplant candidate. Likewise, close post transplantation follow-up for this higher risk group should be implemented as per the general population, but the body mass index per se should not be a barrier to get access to transplantation.
SN  - 2577-5820
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.transplant.1804026
DO  - 10.21926/obm.transplant.1804026
ID  - Ayathamattam2018
ER  -