Kidney transplant may be more likely for older adults with ESKD who had bariatric surgery

PHILADELPHIA — Older adults with end-stage kidney disease undergoing bariatric surgery may be more likely to achieve kidney transplant, data presented at the American Transplant Congress.
However, “with increasing age, frailty and comorbid conditions,” researchers found bariatric surgery was linked to an increased mortality risk.
Using 2006 to 2015 data from the United States Renal Data System, Tanveen Ishaque, of NYU Langone Health, and colleagues identified 123 adults who were 65 years or older, had at least class II obesity, ESKD and bariatric surgery and matched them with

PHILADELPHIA — Older adults with end-stage kidney disease undergoing bariatric surgery may be more likely to achieve kidney transplant, data presented at the American Transplant Congress.
However, “with increasing age, frailty and comorbid conditions,” researchers found bariatric surgery was linked to an increased mortality risk.
Using 2006 to 2015 data from the United States Renal Data System, Tanveen Ishaque, of NYU Langone Health, and colleagues identified 123 adults who were 65 years or older, had at least class II obesity, ESKD and bariatric surgery and matched them with