Blanca Gascó, Ignacio Revuelta, Ana Sánchez-Escuredo, Miquel Blasco, Federico Cofán, Nuria Esforzado, Luis F Quintana, María José Ricart, José Vicente Torregrosa, Josep M Campistol, Federico Oppenheimer, Fritz Diekmann
UNLABELLED: Although recipients of a first HLA-identical living-donor kidney transplant seem to need less immunosuppression, there are no guideline recommendations for these patients, and few prospective trials are available. METHODS: We analyzed all PRA-negative patients who received a first kidney transplant from an HLA-identical living donor. The patients received no antibody induction. An intraoperative bolus of 500 mg of methylprednisolone was administered...
2014: Transplantation Research