Utilization and outcomes of marginal kidneys-using kidney donor risk index to move beyond the current labels.
Summary of "Utilization and outcomes of marginal kidneys-using kidney donor risk index to move beyond the current labels."
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Affiliation
Comprehensive Transplant Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Journal Details
This article was published in the following journal.
Name: American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Tr
ISSN: 1600-6143
Pages: 1971-2
Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22845906
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04149.x
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Conditions in which the KIDNEYS perform below the normal level for more than three months. Chronic kidney insufficiency is classified by five stages according to the decline in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE and the degree of kidney damage (as measured by the level of PROTEINURIA). The most severe form is the end-stage renal disease (CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE). (Kidney Foundation: Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative, 2002)
Kidney Failure
A severe irreversible decline in the ability of kidneys to remove wastes, concentrate URINE, and maintain ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; and CALCIUM metabolism. Renal failure, either acute (KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE) or chronic (KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC), requires HEMODIALYSIS.
Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant
Kidney disorders with autosomal dominant inheritance and characterized by multiple CYSTS in both KIDNEYS with progressive deterioration of renal function.
Gingival Hemorrhage
The flowing of blood from the marginal gingival area, particularly the sulcus, seen in such conditions as GINGIVITIS, marginal PERIODONTITIS, injury, and ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY.
Kidney, Artificial
Device(s) which can substitute for normally functioning kidneys in cleansing the blood.
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