Open AccessOutcomes of Simultaneous Liver/Kidney Transplants Are Equivalent to Kidney Transplant Alone: A Preliminary Report
Author(s) -
Steven I. Hanish,
Milagros Samaniego,
Joshua D. Mezrich,
David P. Foley,
Glen Leverson,
David Lorentzen,
Hans W. Sollinger,
John D. Pirsch,
Anthony M. D’Alessandro,
Luis A. Fernández
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e3181e17014
Subject(s) - medicine , panel reactive antibody , liver transplantation , urology , kidney , kidney transplantation , incidence (geometry) , gastroenterology , sensitization , transplantation , kidney disease , surgery , immunology , physics , optics
With adoption of Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, the number of simultaneous liver-kidney transplants (SLK) has greatly increased. A recent registry study questioned the equity of allocating kidney transplants (KTx) simultaneously with liver transplantation due to poor outcomes (Locke et al., Transplantation 2008; 85: 935).