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In recent years, artificial intelligence has been persistently developed and increasingly applied in the medical field, including risk prediction, diagnosis and treatment of various diseases, which enhances the diagnosis and management levels of diseases and shows a promising application prospect in the medical field. Artificial intelligence has been rapidly advanced in the field of kidney transplantation. Researchers have attempted to apply it in multiple scenarios, such as preoperative evaluation and prediction of postoperative complications of kidney transplantation, prompting that artificial intelligence has tremendous application prospect in the field of kidney transplantation. In this article, the application of artificial intelligence in donor-recipient matching, evaluation of renal allograft function, prediction of clinical outcomes, diagnosis of postoperative complications, monitoring and management of immunosuppressants were reviewed, research progress on the application of artificial intelligence in the field of kidney transplantation was summarized, and the limitations of artificial intelligence were discussed, aiming to provide reference for promoting the practical application and popularization of artificial intelligence in the field of kidney transplantation.
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In recent years, although the quantity of organ donation after citizen's death has been constantly increased, a large number of patients with end-stage renal diseases are waiting for kidney transplantation every year. The imbalance between donor and recipient is still one of the main problems affecting kidney transplantation in clinical practice. Therefore, it is of clinical significance to accurately evaluate the quality of donor kidney and fully utilize the expanded criteria donor kidney. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound has been gradually applied in the detection of multiple solid organs due to its safety, portability, real-time detection, quantification and other characteristics, and it also has promising application prospect in the evaluation of donor kidney quality. In this article, the advantages and limitations of current evaluation methods for donor kidney and current status and advantages of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in donor kidney evaluation were reviewed, and the application prospect of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the evaluation of donor kidney quality was discussed, aiming to increase the methods and enhance the accuracy for donor kidney evaluation, and provide reference for rational use of expanded criteria donor kidney.
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Objective To explore the feasibility of serum Klotho level in the elderly donors to predict the renal graft function in the recipients. Methods Clinical data of 16 elderly donors and 27 recipients undergoing renal transplantation were collected. The general status of the recipients was observed. The levels of serum Klotho and serum creatinine (Scr) in the elderly donors were measured on the day of renal transplantation. The Scr levels in the recipients were measured at postoperative 1, 3 and 12 months respectively. The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated. The correlation between the serum Klotho level of the donors and postoperative graft function of the recipients was analyzed. Results The cold ischemia time during renal transplantation was (649±245) min. The incidence rate of delayed graft function (DGF) was 26%. The incidence rate of acute rejection was 7%. In the elderly donors, the serum Klotho level was 537 (245-793) pg/mL and the Scr level was (164±62) μmol/L. At postoperative 1, 3 and 12 months, the Scr levels in the recipients were (136±47), (132±43) and (133±46) μmol/L, respectively. The corresponding eGFR was (52±20), (52±19) and (53±21) mL/(min?1.73m2), respectively. The serum Klotho level in the elderly donors was negatively correlated with the renal graft function at postoperative 1 month in the recipients (P < 0.05). The sensitivity and specificity of serum Klotho level in predicting the renal graft insufficiency at postoperative 1 month were 0.909 and 0.769. Conclusions The preoperative serum Klotho level in the elderly donors have predictive value for renal graft function in the recipients at postoperative 1 month.
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INTRODUCTION: Despite an increase in the number of cadaver donors and the number of overall organ transplantations, the dramatic increase in the waiting list makes it necessary to reconsider donor criteria. AIM: The authors examined whether differences could exist in the function and/or morphology of transplanted kidneys originated from marginal and ideal donors one and five years after transplantation. METHOD: Kidney function and histopathologic findings were analysed and compared one and 5 years after transplantation in 97 patients having marginal donor kidneys and 178 patients who received ideal donor kidneys. RESULTS: Serum creatinine level was significantly higher (p = 0.0001) and estimated glomerular filtration rate was significantly lower (p = 0.003) in patients having marginal donor kidneys as compared to those with ideal donor kidneys 5 years after transplantation. Morphological changes in the transplanted kidneys such as tubulitis (p = 0.014) and interstitial inflammation (p = 0.025) were significantly more frequently present in patients with marginal donor kidneys than in those with ideal donor kidneys one year after transplantation. CONCLUSION: Despite an absence of differences in kidney function one year after kidney transplantation between patients having marginal and ideal donor kidneys, morphologic differences in the transplanted kidneys can be detected between the two groups of patients.
