Comorbidities Can Predict Mortality of Kidney Transplant Recipients: Comparison With the Charlson Comorbidity Index

Comorbid conditions are important in the survival of kidney transplant recipients. The weights assigned to comorbidities to predict survival may vary based on the type of index disease and advances in the management of comorbidities. We aimed to develop a modified Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) in renal allograft recipients (mCCI-KT), thereby improving risk stratification for mortality.

Source: Transplantation Proceedings - May 1, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: J.Y. Park, M.H. Kim, E.J. Bae, S. Kim, D.K. Kim, K.W. Joo, Y.S. Kim, J.P. Lee, Y.H. Kim, C.S. Lim Tags: Asian Transplantation Week 2017 Source Type: research