Furosemide Stress Test as a Predicting Biomarker for Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation.

Affiliation

Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, [Email]

Abstract

Delayed graft function (DGF) could worsen early and long-term outcomes of kidney transplantation (KT). DGF is caused by several pre-transplantation and perioperative factors in both donors and recipients. At present, there are no biomarkers or tests during the immediate post-KT period that can accurately predict the development of DGF.

Keywords

Acute tubular necrosis,Allograft biopsy,Delayed graft function,Furosemide stress test,Kidney transplantation,