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Survival Outcomes Following Preemptive vs Nonpreemptive Kidney Transplantation.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This large study looked at people who got a kidney transplant. It compared those who got a transplant before starting dialysis to those who started dialysis first. The study used data from a national registry. It shows a link between the timing of the transplant and survival, but it does not prove cause and effect.

Who did this work

Rampersad C · Liew IT · Liu K · Irish GL · Clayton PA · Knoll G · Naylor K · Kim SJ

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Oct 1
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42848402/