The effect of periodontitis on recipient outcomes after kidney transplantation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent several reports have demonstrated that periodontitis is prevalent and adversely affects the survival in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) or end-stage kidney disease. However, its impact on transplant outcomes remains uncertain.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included 136 and 167 patients, respectively, who underwent living donor kidney transplantation (KT) at Seoul National University Hospital from July 2012 to August 2016 and Korea University Hospital from April 2008 to October 2018. We divided patients into three groups according to stages of periodontitis based on a new classification system.

Results

Patients with severe periodontitis were older, had a higher prevalence of diabetes, a higher body mass index and C-reactive protei

SUBMITTER: Min HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8816407 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature