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Most patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are candidates for renal transplantation. Stage 4 or 5 CKD with a creatinine clearance of 20 ml/min or less is the point at which a patient may be listed and accrue waiting time for a deceased donor kidney. These patients are maintained on either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis. Patients with an acceptable living donor may receive a “preemptive” transplant without ever starting dialysis, thus avoiding the risks associated with chronic dialysis. Causes of CKD are numerous, with the overwhelming majority caused by diabetes and hypertension.
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Mital, D., Hammes, E. (2015). Indications for Renal Transplantation. In: Saclarides, T., Myers, J., Millikan, K. (eds) Common Surgical Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1565-1_59
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