Investigating the controversial link between pediatric obesity and graft survival in kidney transplantation
Severe obesity and underweight status are associated with poorer long-term outcomes in pediatric KT recipients, emphasizing the need for nuanced transplant eligibility criteria addressing obesity-related risks and socioeconomic disparities.
Authors
- Tomas Prudencio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9856-4372)
- Samuel Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3315-161X)
- Sunil Karhadkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7943-0203)
- Benjamin Peticca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9925-3992)
- D.A. Puntiel
- Brooke Stanicki
- Nicolas Egan
Institutions
- Temple University Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- World Journal of Nephrology
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5527/wjn.v14.i2.101961
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.96