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ReviewBMC nephrology2024

Management of kidney transplant recipients for primary care practitioners.

Manal Alotaibi, Brandon Trollinger, Sam Kant

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Review in BMC nephrology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Manal AlotaibiComprehensive Transplant Center & Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Meotaibi@hotmail.com.
Brandon TrollingerDepartment of Pharmacy, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Sam KantComprehensive Transplant Center & Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Johns Hopkins Hospital · USJohns Hopkins Medicine · USJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients with kidney transplants have a significant co-morbidity index, due to a high number of pre-existing conditions and use of immunosuppression medications. These patients are at higher risk of developing conditions such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, post-transplant diabetes, cardiovascular events, and anemia. Moreover, they are particularly susceptible to infections such as urinary tract infections or pyelonephritis, cancers, and gastrointestinal complications such as diarrhea, which in turn may be attributed to medication adverse effects or infectious causes. Along with these concerns, meticulous management of electrolytes and allograft function is essential. Prior to prescribing any new medications, it is imperative to exercise caution in identifying potential interactions with immunosuppression drugs. This review aims to equip primary care practitioners to address these complex issues and appropriate methods of delivering care to this rapidly growing highly susceptible group.

Indexed as

Diabetes MellitusHypertensionKidney TransplantationHumansPrimary Health CareTransplantation, HomologousTransplant RecipientsHypertension, ElectrolytesImmunosuppressionInfections, vaccinesKidney functionKidney transplantation, primary care practitioner

Identifiers

PMID38500081
PMCPMC10946132
OpenAlexW4392920322

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Registered trials

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