TY - JOUR
T1 - Care of the kidney transplant recipient
T2 - Vigilant monitoring creates the best outcome
AU - Andany, Magdalena Adeva
AU - Kasiske, Bertram L.
PY - 2002/9/1
Y1 - 2002/9/1
N2 - Although kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for end-stage kidney disease, recipients require careful follow-up to prevent complications. In this article, Drs Andany and Kasiske review the major causes of allograft dysfunction in kidney transplant recipients, identify recipients' foremost risks of infection and malignancy, and outline the major cardiovascular disease risk factors involved with kidney transplantation. Potential drug interactions in transplant recipients are also discussed.
AB - Although kidney transplantation is the treatment of choice for end-stage kidney disease, recipients require careful follow-up to prevent complications. In this article, Drs Andany and Kasiske review the major causes of allograft dysfunction in kidney transplant recipients, identify recipients' foremost risks of infection and malignancy, and outline the major cardiovascular disease risk factors involved with kidney transplantation. Potential drug interactions in transplant recipients are also discussed.
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U2 - 10.3810/pgm.2002.09.1309
DO - 10.3810/pgm.2002.09.1309
M3 - Article
C2 - 12360661
AN - SCOPUS:0036736230
SN - 0032-5481
VL - 112
SP - 93
EP - 112
JO - Postgraduate Medicine
JF - Postgraduate Medicine
IS - 3
ER -