Background Whether overweight or obese end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients are
suitable for renal transplantation (RT) is often debated. The objective of this review and meta …

The prevalence of severe obesity in both the general and the chronic kidney disease (CKD)
populations continues to rise, with more than one-fifth of CKD patients in the United States …

Obesity is a chronic disease that has already reached pandemic proportions and is
becoming one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. A comprehensive …

The clinical practice guideline Management of Obesity in Kidney Transplant Candidates and
Recipients was developed to guide decision-making in caring for people with end-stage …

Results: Patients were 49±13 years old and included 49% women, 45% diabetics, and 27%
African Americans. In Cox models adjusted for case-mix, nutrition-inflammation complex …

Obesity impacts many inter-related, and sometimes conflicting, considerations for transplant
practice. In this article, we describe an approach for applying available data on the …

Background Mortality following bariatric surgery is a rare event in contemporary series,
making it difficult for any single center to draw meaningful conclusions as to cause of death …

The increasing obesity epidemic has major implications in the realm of transplantation.
Patients with obesity face barriers in access to transplant and unique challenges in …

Background: The benefit of renal transplantation in obese patients is controversial, with
many centers setting upper limits on body mass index (BMI) in consideration for listing …

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