Open AccessDelayed Graft Function in Simultaneous Liver Kidney Transplantation
Author(s) -
Sharon R. Weeks,
Xiaobin Luo,
Christine E. Haugen,
Shane Ottmann,
Ahmet Gürakar,
Farwa Naqvi,
Saleh A. Alqahtani,
Benjamin Philosophe,
Andrew M. Cameron,
Niraj M. Desai,
Dorry L. Segev,
Jacqueline Garonzik-Wang
Publication year - 2020
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.0000000000002908
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , kidney transplantation , proportional hazards model , dialysis , transplantation , hepatitis c , urology , rate ratio , liver transplantation , surgery , gastroenterology , confidence interval
Delayed graft function (DGF) is associated with inferior posttransplant outcomes in kidney transplantation. Given these adverse outcomes, we sought to determine the incidence, unique risk factors, and posttransplant outcomes for simultaneous liver kidney (SLK) transplant recipients developing DGF.