Journal article
Renal and cardiac assessment of living kidney donor candidates
Abstract
Key PointsThe medical assessment of living kidney donor candidates can include additional investigations beyond the minimal recommended requirements to select candidates at lowest risk of renal and cardiac complications following donationMeasured glomerular filtration rate by isotopic methods provides a more accurate assessment of renal function than calculations of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), but might not be necessary for a …
Authors
Lam NN; Lentine KL; Garg AX
Journal
Nature Reviews Nephrology, Vol. 13, No. 7, pp. 420–428
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
July 2017
DOI
10.1038/nrneph.2017.43
ISSN
1759-5061