title: Influence of Various Living Donor Kidney Measurements in Relation to Recipient Body Measurements on Posttransplant Allograft Functional Outcomes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Donor kidney measurements may affect outcomes of transplanted allografts. We tested allograft and recipient measurements on kidney allograft outcomes. In this study, we compared the effects of kidney allograft volumes, which were measured using computed tomographic angiography before transplant, and allograft weight, which was measured during surgery, in relation to the recipient's body weight and body mass index on kidney function at 6 and 12 months after transplant.
  
  
  METHODS
  We included 74 patients (40 female and 34 male patients, mean age of 50.42 ± 9.75 y) in this study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Intraoperative allograft weight was 182.68 ± 40.33 g (range, 104-266 g). The allograft volume measured using computed tomographic angiography scanning was 123.34 ± 24.26 mL (range, 78-181 mL). The estimated glomerular filtration rates of the recipients at 6 and 12 months after transplant correlated negatively with age and recipient body mass index but correlated positively with allograft volume/recipient body weight, allograft volume/recipient body mass index, allograft weight, allograft weight/recipient body weight, and allograft weight/recipient body mass index values, as concluded by univariate analyses. From multivariate analyses, we found variables of interest presumed to significantly affect the 12-month estimated glomerular filtration rates, including recipient age, allograft volume/recipient body weight, allograft volume/recipient body mass index, allograft weight, allograft weight/recipient body weight, and allograft weight/recipient body mass index.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Transplanted allograft and recipient body values may be used as predictors of estimated glomerular filtration rates 6 and 12 months after transplant.
authors.affiliation: >From the Department of Nephrology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Uskukar, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Eyup
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kulah
authors.forename: Umit
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ozcelik
authors.forename: Iclal
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Isiklar
authors.forename: Halime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cevik
authors.forename: Huseyin Yüce
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Bircan
authors.forename: Feza
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Y Karakayali
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haberal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D064591:Allografts; D015992:Body Mass Index; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D016014:Linear Models; D019520:Living Donors; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009929:Organ Size; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome