Long term outcomes following kidney transplantation in children who weighed less than 15 kg – report from the UK Transplant Registry

Background Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice in chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 5. It is often delayed in younger children until a target weight is achieved due to technical feasibility and historic concerns about poorer outcomes. Methods Data on all first paediatric (aged 

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Published in:Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, West) West), 2023-11, Vol.38 (11), p.3803-3810
Main Authors: Pickles, Charles W., Brown, Chloe, Marks, Stephen D., Reynolds, Ben C., Kessaris, Nicos, Dudley, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allografts
Care and treatment
Children
Chronic kidney failure
Demographic aspects
Kidney diseases
Kidney transplantation
Kidney transplants
Kidneys
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nephrology
Original Article
Patient outcomes
Pediatrics
Surgical outcomes
Survival
Transplantation
Urology
What’s New in Renal Transplantation
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Summary:Background Kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice in chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 5. It is often delayed in younger children until a target weight is achieved due to technical feasibility and historic concerns about poorer outcomes. Methods Data on all first paediatric (aged 
ISSN:0931-041X
1432-198X
DOI:10.1007/s00467-023-06024-7