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SUBMITTER: Chutipongtanate A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7487588 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chutipongtanate Arpa A Kantain Arpakorn A Inksathit Atiporn A Kantachuvesiri Surasak S Sumethkul Vasant V Jirasiritham Siriwan S Jirasiritham Sopon S Chutipongtanate Somchai S
BMC research notes 20200905 1
<h4>Objective</h4>Perioperative change of hemoglobin concentration (Hb) was associated with acute kidney injury in patients who underwent non-cardiac surgery, but has never been investigated in kidney transplant patients. This study aimed to observe the effects of perioperative Hb change on early graft function in kidney transplant recipients.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 269 kidney transplant patients were enrolled, of whom 98 (36.4%) developed poor early graft function (PEGF), and 171 (63.6%) had ...[more]