Open AccessKidney Transplant Outcomes in Recipients With Cognitive Impairment: A National Registry and Prospective Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Alvin G. Thomas,
Jessica M. Ruck,
Ashton A. Shaffer,
Christine E. Haugen,
Ying Hua,
Fatima Warsame,
Nadia M. Chu,
Michelle C. Carlson,
Alden L. Gross,
Silas P. Norman,
Dorry L. Segev,
Mara McAdamsDeMarco
Publication year - 2019
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.0000000000002431
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , prospective cohort study , dialysis , confidence interval , cohort , cognitive impairment , proportional hazards model , kidney disease , cohort study , renal function , disease
Cognitive impairment is common in patients with end-stage renal disease and is associated with poor outcomes on dialysis. We hypothesized that cognitive impairment might be associated with an increased risk of all-cause graft loss (ACGL) in kidney transplant (KT) recipients.