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Obesity and Kidney Transplantation: Weighing Risks and Outcomes from a Swiss Single-Center Study

By MedXY 10/14/2026

This Swiss retrospective study reveals that while obesity in kidney transplant recipients increases early surgical complications and delayed graft function, it does not affect long-term patient or graft survival, suggesting obesity alone should not exclude candidates from transplantation.

Nephrology news Transplantation

Enhancing Kidney Transplant Outcomes: The Combined Role of Normothermic Regional Perfusion and Hypothermic Machine Perfusion in Donation After Circulatory Death Donors

By MedXY 08/16/2026

Sequential use of normothermic regional perfusion and hypothermic machine perfusion in kidney transplants from DCD donors reduces delayed graft function, highlighting enhanced organ preservation strategies.

Nephrology news Urology

Impact of Normothermic Regional Perfusion on Outcomes in Kidney Transplantation From Donors After Circulatory Death

By MedXY 06/04/2026

In a nationwide U.S. analysis of 21,010 adult DCD kidney transplants, normothermic regional perfusion lowered delayed graft function, shortened hospital stay, and improved graft and patient survival, with the greatest benefit in higher-risk donor and recipient groups.