PubMed ID:
23523239
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2013
Affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA. kasis001@umn.edu
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.01.027
Authors:
Kimmel PL,
Anderson-Haag T,
Cosio FG,
Ibrahim HN,
Kalil RS,
Kasiske BL,
Kraus ES,
Nogueira JM,
Pesavento TE,
Posselt AA,
Rabb HH,
Steffes MW,
Weir MR
Studies:
Assessing Long Term Outcomes in Living Kidney Donors
Most previous studies of living kidney donors have been retrospective and have lacked suitable healthy controls. Needed are prospective controlled studies to better understand the effects of a mild reduction in kidney function from kidney donation in otherwise healthy individuals.