Publications by authors named "Sara Ruelas"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the incidence and risk factors of posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) in Mexican kidney transplant recipients, finding a 10.1% occurrence among the 522 participants.
- Key independent risk factors for developing PTDM included a cumulative prednisone dosage greater than 13 grams and experiencing one or more acute rejection episodes post-transplantation.
- The findings suggest a need for further research into how inflammatory mechanisms related to acute rejection may contribute to the development of PTDM.
A total of 1,356 kidney transplants has been performed in the Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente, IMSS, in Guadalajara Mexico, including 935 in the past 8 years. This represents an important increase of this activity in our country. Of the total transplants, 1,218 (90%) were from living donors and only 138 (10%) were from cadaveric donors, a number that we hope to increase.
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