Giuseppe Ietto, Luca Guzzetti, Cristiano Salvino Baglieri, Veronica Raveglia, Elia Zani, Fabio Benedetti, Cristiano Parise, Valentina Iori, Caterina Franchi, Federica Masci, Andrea Vigezzi, Enrico Ferri, Domenico Iovino, Linda Liepa, Davide Brusa, Mauro Oltolina, Mattia Gritti, Marta Ripamonti, Daniela Dalla Gasperina, Andrea Ambrosini, Francesco Amico, Salomone Di Saverio, Gabriele Soldini, Lorenzo Latham, Matteo Tozzi, Giulio Carcano
BACKGROUND: Renal transplantation is the gold standard treatment for end-stage renal disease, however, in 20% of cases, the graft develops a delayed graft function (DGF) that is associated with both early and late worsening of the outcome. The aim of this study was to examine and validate in a population of transplanted patients the appropriateness of the predictive score systems of DGF available to identify patients who might take advantage of a tailored immunosuppressive therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a systematic review of the literature to identify articles concerning scoring systems predicting DGF to identify those applicable to the study population and subsequently comparing their appropriateness for defining the most accurate one...
December 2021: Transplantation Proceedings