Open AccessArea Under Trough Concentrations of Tacrolimus as a Predictor of Progressive Renal Impairment After Liver Transplantation
Author(s) -
Manuel RodríguezPerálvarez,
Marta Guerrero,
Laura De Luca,
Beatriz Gros,
Douglas Thorburn,
David Patch,
M.D. Aumente,
Rachel Westbrook,
Rocío Llorca Fernández,
Víctor Amado,
Patrícia Pereira Aguilar,
J.L. Montero,
James O’Beirne,
Javier Briceño,
Emmanuel Tsochatzis,
Manuel de la Mata
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.0000000000002760
Subject(s) - tacrolimus , medicine , renal function , liver transplantation , urology , immunosuppression , transplantation , trough concentration , kidney transplantation , gastroenterology , surgery , dosing
Tacrolimus minimization is usually restricted to patients with pretransplant renal impairment, and this strategy could result into worse renal outcomes after liver transplantation (LT).