Journal article
Changes in kidney function follow living donor nephrectomy
Abstract
Better understanding of kidney function after living donor nephrectomy and how it differs by donor characteristics can inform patient selection, counselling, and follow-up care. To evaluate this, we conducted a retrospective matched cohort study of living kidney donors in Alberta, Canada between 2002-2016, using linked healthcare administrative databases. We matched 604 donors to 2,414 healthy non-donors from the general population based on …
Authors
Lam NN; Lloyd A; Lentine KL; Quinn RR; Ravani P; Hemmelgarn BR; Klarenbach S; Garg AX
Journal
Kidney International, Vol. 98, No. 1, pp. 176–186
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.kint.2020.03.034
ISSN
0085-2538