Development of an outpatient native kidney biopsy service in low-risk patients: a multidisciplinary approach.

Background: In the US, native kidney biopsies are usually inpatient procedures. We developed an outpatient biopsy protocol for low-risk patients and assessed its safety and efficacy.

Methods: Patients with an SBP <140 mm Hg and a BMI ≤35 who were not taking anticoagulants, ASA and NSAIDS in the preceding week were included.

Longitudinal trends and influence of BMI mismatch in living kidney donors and their recipients.

Background And Objectives: Age and body mass index (BMI) of kidney donors and recipients affect kidney allograft outcomes. Moreover, while deceased donor and recipient body size mismatch have been reported to influence allograft outcomes, how BMI mismatch in living kidney donor-recipient pairs affect graft survival is not well defined.

Design, Setting, Participants, And Measurements: We investigated trends in characteristics of 90,815 US.