Pregnancy outcomes in renal transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kidney transplantation is a superior treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), compared with hemodialysis, offering better quality of life and birth outcomes in women with ESRD and lower fertility rates.

Objectives

To investigate the pregnancy, maternal, fetal, and graft outcomes following kidney transplantation in women with ESRD and evaluate the improvements in quality of life and associated risks.

Design

A systematic review and meta-analysis performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses and the Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines.

Data sources and methods

A thorough search of multiple databases, including PubMed, Embase, Scopus, ATC abstracts, and Cochrane Central Re

SUBMITTER: Mustafa MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11418342 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature