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Not Seeing Does Not Equal Absent—Acceptance of Live Kidney Donors With Metabolic Syndrome
Author(s) -
Doshi M. D.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.12371
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney donation , context (archaeology) , donation , metabolic syndrome , selection (genetic algorithm) , kidney transplantation , intensive care medicine , kidney , transplantation , organ donation , gerontology , surgery , obesity , law , paleontology , artificial intelligence , political science , computer science , biology
In the context of ever‐growing need for additional kidneys for transplantation and the encouraging results published by Ohashi et al (page 2342) regarding use of kidneys from living donors with metabolic syndrome, the author calls for cautious selection, follow‐up and incessant counseling for healthy lifestyle in such donors both before and after donation.