%0 Journal Article
%T Changes in Body Weight Before and After Kidney
Donation
%A Ann Bugeja
%A Edward G. Clark
%A Greg Knoll
%A Jaclyn Ernst
%A Kevin D. Burns
%A Sophie Harris
%J Archive of "Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease".
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2054358119847203
%X Living kidney donors remain at low risk of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), but the risk for obese and overweight donors is increased. The Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) clinical guideline recommends that overweight and obese patients pursue weight loss before donation and maintain a healthy post-donation weight
%K kidney transplantation
%K obesity
%K living kidney donation
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6506908/