Abstract
Graft biopsies are performed in kidney transplants with delayed graft function (DGF) to confirm acute tubular necrosis and exclude potential underlying rejection.
•With the increasing use of donor after cardiac death (DCD) and Extended Criteria Donors, DGF incidence is increasing whilst modern immunosuppressive regimes have reduced the incidence of acute rejection to less than 10%.
•Routine biopsies may therefore not provide therapeutic efficiency or financial utility.
•They are known to be associated with potential morbidity.
•With the increasing use of donor after cardiac death (DCD) and Extended Criteria Donors, DGF incidence is increasing whilst modern immunosuppressive regimes have reduced the incidence of acute rejection to less than 10%.
•Routine biopsies may therefore not provide therapeutic efficiency or financial utility.
•They are known to be associated with potential morbidity.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 10 Mar 2017 |
| Event | British Transplantation Society Annual Congress: BTS Harrogate - Harrogate, United Kingdom Duration: 1 Mar 2017 → 3 Mar 2017 |
Conference
| Conference | British Transplantation Society Annual Congress |
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| Abbreviated title | BTS 2017 |
| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Harrogate |
| Period | 1/03/17 → 3/03/17 |