Abstract | BACKGROUND: PATIENTS AND METHODS: RESULTS: Serum Ca levels declined significantly during the first post-operative week. Urinary Ca excretion increased immediately after RTX and gradually normalized. Increased urinary Ca excretion did not correlate with serum levels of iPTH and tacrolimus. CONCLUSIONS: Immediately after RTX, regardless of serum iPTH and tacrolimus levels, transient increases in urinary Ca excretion and hypocalcemia were observed. Administration of glucocorticoids is one potential cause of inappropriate urinary Ca wasting.
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Authors | Hironobu Nobata, Yoshihiro Tominaga, Hirokazu Imai, Kazuharu Uchida |
Journal | Clinical transplantation
(Clin Transplant)
2013 Nov-Dec
Vol. 27
Issue 6
Pg. E644-8
ISSN: 1399-0012 [Electronic] Denmark |
PMID | 24033403
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2013 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Calcium
(blood)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Humans
- Hypocalcemia
(blood, etiology)
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
(surgery)
- Kidney Function Tests
- Kidney Transplantation
(adverse effects)
- Living Donors
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Postoperative Complications
- Prognosis
- Risk Factors
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