Method. Despite the need to expand the donor pool, it is unclear what parameters should
be used. The value of donor renal pathology and calculated creatinine clearance (CrCl) in …

ABSTRACT. Transplantation offers superior life expectancy and quality of life compared with
dialysis in young patients with end-stage renal failure. However, the initial risks of mortality …

Rationale & Objective Hemodialysis patients are at increased risk for coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) transmission due in part to difficulty maintaining physical distancing. Our …

Background The incidence of herpes zoster is up to 9 times higher in immunosuppressed
solid organ transplant recipients than in the general population. We investigated the …

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) are a class of antihypertensive agents that
decrease mortality in congestive heart failure and have established efficacy in the treatment …

Importance BK virus infection is a significant complication of modern immunosuppression
used in kidney transplantation. Viral reactivation occurs first in the urine (BK viruria) and is …

Background. Financial compensation in exchange for live kidney donation is prohibited in
Canada. However, patients in Canada with end-stage renal disease and without a suitable …

Background. West Nile virus (WNV) is rapidly spreading through North America. In the general
population, the majority of WNV infections are asymptomatic. During 2002, an outbreak of …

Background. Sleep apnoea is common in patients with end-stage renal disease. Although
individual case reports have described an improvement in sleep apnoea following kidney …

Background. Corticosteroids have been a mainstay of rejection prophylaxis for several
decades, despite the multiple adverse effects of long-term use, including weight gain, …