Changes in Body Composition, Muscle Strength, and Fat Distribution Following Kidney Transplantation
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Mansour SG, Malhotra D, Simonov M, Yamamoto Y, Arora T, Subair L, Alausa J, Moledina DG, Greenberg JH, Wilson FP, Marin EP. A Comparison Study of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outcomes in Hospitalized Kidney Transplant Recipients. Kidney360 2021, 2: 494-506. PMID: 35369023, PMCID: PMC8786009, DOI: 10.34067/kid.0005652020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKidney transplant recipientsHospital complicationsVasopressor useSARS-CoV-2Baseline eGFRTransplant recipientsElixhauser scoreBlack raceSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomesRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2High ferritin levelsSyndrome coronavirus 2High rateElectronic health recordsFerritin levelsComparator groupCoronavirus 2Higher oddsViral infectionLarger sample sizeHigh mortalityComplicationsAKI