Impact of Acute Rejection on Kidney Allograft Outcomes in Recipients on Rapid Steroid Withdrawal
Heilman RL, Nijim S, Chakkera HA, Devarapalli Y, Moss AA, Mulligan DC, Mazur MJ, Hamawi K, Williams JW, Reddy KS. Impact of Acute Rejection on Kidney Allograft Outcomes in Recipients on Rapid Steroid Withdrawal. Journal Of Transplantation 2011, 2011: 583981. PMID: 21647349, PMCID: PMC3103882, DOI: 10.1155/2011/583981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical acute rejectionRapid steroid withdrawalDeath-censored graft survivalKidney transplant recipientsSubclinical rejectionGraft survivalControl groupAcute rejectionSteroid withdrawalTransplant recipientsRejection groupCR groupDeceased donor kidney transplantInferior graft survivalMean HLA mismatchesKidney allograft outcomesDonor kidney transplantsAllograft outcomesAllograft survivalProtocol biopsiesHLA mismatchesBorderline changesKidney transplantPrimary outcomePersistent inflammation