Is a High Body Mass Index Still a Risk Factor for Complications of Donor Nephrectomy?

UĞUZ, AYSU; UNSAL, ALPER; ÜNALP, ÖMER; SEZER, TAYLAN; ÇELTİK, AYGÜL; SOZBILEN, M.; TÖZ, HÜSEYİN; HOSCOSKUN, C.

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.04.061

Is a High Body Mass Index Still a Risk Factor for Complications of Donor Nephrectomy?

UĞUZ A. , UNSAL M. G. , ÜNALP Ö. V. , SEZER T. Ö. , ÇELTİK A. , SOZBILEN M., ...More

TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, vol.47, no.5, pp.1291-1293, 2015 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 47 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.04.061
Title of Journal : TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS
Page Numbers: pp.1291-1293

Abstract

Background and Aim. The incidence of obesity is increasing all around the world and Turkey is no exception. In Turkey, 80.1% of all kidney transplants performed in 2013 were living donor kidney transplants. In this study we compare the early postoperative complications of living kidney donors with a body mass index (BMI) over 30 to those with BMIs under 30.