Publications by authors named "Fernando Hamamoto"
Background: The survival of pediatric chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients has improved in recent decades due to advances in dialysis and transplantation. However, cardiovascular disease (CVD) emerges as the main cause of mortality in patients with CKD.
Objectives: To estimate cardiovascular risk in children with CKD at least 1 year after kidney transplantation.
Background: The use of small pediatric kidneys as single grafts for transplantation is controversial, due to the potential risk for graft thrombosis and insufficient nephron mass.
Methods: Aiming to test the benefits of transplanting these kidneys, 375 children who underwent kidney transplantation in a single center were evaluated: 49 (13.1%) received a single graft from a small pediatric donor (≤ 15 kg, SPD group), 244 (65.
Background: Small children are less frequently transplanted when compared with older. The objective of the present study was to compare the preparation time for transplantation in children of different weights and to identify factors associated with a delay in the workup of small children.
Methods: We report on a retrospective cohort comprising all children referred for renal transplantation (RTx) workup between 2009 and 2017.