Journal article
Gout after Living Kidney Donation: Correlations with Demographic Traits and Renal Complications
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The demographic and clinical correlates of gout after living kidney donation are not well described.
METHODS: Using a unique database that integrates national registry identifiers of U.S. living kidney donors (1987-2007) with billing claims from a private health insurer (2000-2007), we identified post-donation gout based on medical diagnosis codes or pharmacy fills for gout therapies. The frequencies and demographic correlates of …
Authors
Lam NN; Garg AX; Segev DL; Schnitzler MA; Xiao H; Axelrod D; Brennan DC; Kasiske BL; Tuttle-Newhall JE; Lentine KL
Journal
American Journal of Nephrology, Vol. 41, No. 3, pp. 231–240
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2015
DOI
10.1159/000381291
ISSN
0250-8095