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Delayed graft function: current status and future directions
Kurtis J Swanson1, Manoj Bhattarai2, Sandesh Parajuli1
1Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
Purpose Of Review:
Delayed graft function is a common early posttransplant event predictive of adverse outcomes including hospital readmission, impaired long-term graft function, and decreased graft and patient survival. The purpose of this review is to summarize recent literature describing delayed graft function in hopes of better understanding and managing this condition.
Recent Findings:
Recent research efforts have been garnered towards risk factor modification, prevention, and earlier detection of delayed graft function. In this review, we aim to summarize current innovative approaches and future directions.
Summary:
Delayed graft function portends worse graft and patient outcomes. Continued research to prevent, and detect early perturbations in allograft function, and more optimally manage this disease will hopefully improve graft function, along with graft/patient survival.
