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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:
Steffes MW,
Kasiske BL,
Anderson-Haag T,
Ibrahim HN,
Pesavento TE,
Weir MR,
Nogueira JM,
Cosio FG,
Kraus ES,
Rabb HH,
Kalil RS,
Posselt AA,
Kimmel PL
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.
