Open AccessImpact of the Current Versus the Previous Diagnostic Threshold on the Outcome of Patients With Borderline Changes Suspicious for T Cell–mediated Rejection Diagnosed on Indication Biopsies
Author(s) -
Michael McRae,
François Bouchard-Boivin,
Stéphanie Béland,
Raphaële Noël,
Isabelle Côté,
Isabelle Lapointe,
Julie Lesage,
Éva Latulippe,
Julie Riopel,
Dominick Santoriello,
S. Ali Husain,
Olivier Désy,
Isabelle Houde,
Ibrahim Batal,
Sacha A. De Serres
Publication year - 2018
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.0000000000002327
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , cohort , proportional hazards model , clinical endpoint , creatinine , gastroenterology , surgery , clinical trial
Since the borderline changes suspicious for acute T cell-mediated rejection (BL) category was broadened, there has been a debate regarding the right threshold for tubulitis and interstitial inflammation scores.