Objectives To investigate the survival benefit of transplantation versus dialysis for waitlisted
kidney failure patients with a priori stratification. Design Systematic review and meta …

Background When conducting randomised controlled trials is impractical, an alternative is to
carry out an observational study. However, making valid causal inferences from …

Importance Kidney transplant is considered beneficial in terms of survival compared with
continued dialysis for patients with kidney failure. However, randomized clinical trials are …

Background Islet transplantation has been associated with better metabolic control and
quality of life than insulin treatment alone, but direct evidence of its effect on hard clinical …

Comparisons between randomized trial analyses and observational analyses that attempt to
address similar research questions have generated many controversies in epidemiology …

Results Second kidney transplantation showed a longer restricted mean survival time at 10
years of follow-up compared with remaining on the waiting list (5.8 life months gained; 95 …

Background The organisational care needs involved in accessing kidney transplant have
not been described in the literature and therefore a detailed analysis thereof could help to …

The Eurotransplant Senior Program (ESP) has expedited the chance for elderly patients with
kidney failure to receive a timely transplant. This current study evaluated survival parameters …

Background. Kidney transplantation (KT) is the optimal treatment for children with end-stage
kidney disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of preemptive kidney …

Background Inconsistent results have been reported concerning the association between
statin administration and muscle health, specifically its potential to increase the risk of …