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ArticlePediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2024

Body mass index in pediatric kidney transplant selection criteria.

Rachel M Engen, Kristen Sgambat, Priya S Verghese, Amrish Jain, Jodi Smith, Katherine Twombley, Sandra Amaral, Rima Zahr, Margaret Bock, Kelsey Richardson and 2 more

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Article in Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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12 authors.

Rachel M EngenUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA. rengen@wisc.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0584-7951
Kristen SgambatGeorge Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0795-3210
Priya S VergheseFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Amrish JainCentral Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA.
Jodi SmithUniversity of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0365-4267
Katherine TwombleyMedical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Sandra AmaralChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Rima ZahrUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3631-7195
Margaret BockUniversity of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Kelsey RichardsonOregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3967-1309
Marc LandeUniversity of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA.
Sharon BartoshUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4475-9751

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundObesity is associated with increased complications, rejection, and graft loss after kidney transplantation in adult and pediatric recipients. Elevated body mass index (BMI) is a common contraindication to transplant at adult kidney transplant programs; however, there is no data on such limitations for pediatric patients.

methodsBetween October and December 2022, we conducted a survey of Pediatric Nephrology Research Consortium centers assessing the use of BMI in pediatric kidney transplant evaluation. Centers reporting utilization of BMI cutoffs were invited to submit patient-level data on children declined for active transplant listing due to BMI.

resultsThirty-nine centers responded to the survey (42% response rate); 51% include BMI in their written listing criteria, with a median BMI "cutoff" of 39 kg/m

conclusionsThe use of BMI in pediatric kidney transplant evaluation and listing varies among centers, but BMI limits access to transplant for some children. More information is needed on the outcomes of obese pediatric kidney candidates who are and are not transplanted, to guide development of national and international consensus.

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Body Mass IndexKidney TransplantationPatient SelectionAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMalePediatric ObesitySurveys and QuestionnairesWaiting ListsBody mass indexListing criteriaObesityTransplant evaluation

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PMID39008117

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