Bariatric surgery prior to transplantation and risk of early hospital re-admission, graft failure, or death following kidney transplantation.

ABSTRACT: Bariatric surgery has been shown to be safe in the dialysis population. Whether bariatric surgery before kidney transplantation influences posttransplant outcomes has not been examined nationally. We included severely obese (BMI >35) dialysis patients between 18 and 70 years who received a kidney transplant according to the US Renal Data System. We determined the association between history of bariatric surgery and risk of 30-day readmission, graft failure, or death after transplantation using multivariable logistic, Fine-Gray, and Cox models. We included 12 573 patients, of whom 503 (4%) received bariatric surgery before transplantation. Median age at transplant was 53 years; 42% were women. Overall, history of bariatric surgery was not statistically significantly associated with graft fa

SUBMITTER: Ku E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10184683 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature