Is a High Body Mass Index Still a Risk Factor for Complications of Donor Nephrectomy?
Articles > Article · 2015
Authors: Aysu UĞUZ, Alper UĞUZ, ÖMER VEDAT ÜNALP, Taylan Özgür SEZER, Aygül ÇELTİK, M. SOZBILEN, Hüseyin TÖZ, C. HOSCOSKUN
TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2015, vol 47, pp 1291-1293
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.04.061
Summary
Background and Aim. The incidence of obesity is increasing all around the world and Turkey is no exception. In Turkey, 80.1% of all kidney transplants performed in 2013 were living donor kidney transplants. In this study we compare the early postoperative complications of living kidney donors with a body mass index (BMI) over 30 to those with BMIs under 30.