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An elevated early postoperative renal resistive index is associated with delayed graft function and allograft failure in renal transplant recipients, though it offers only modest discriminative predictive value. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This study aims to evaluate early postoperative renal resistive index measurements and their association with delayed graft function and posttransplant complications.

March 18, 2026International Journal of Biomedical ImagingOpen Access

Early Renal Resistive Index Measurement as a Predictor of Delayed Graft Function and Clinical Outcomes in Renal Transplantation

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AMAhmad MirzaAlfaisal University UBUsman BaigAugusta University Health MKMunazza KhanMedical University Pleven

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Retrospective cohort study evaluates renal resistive index as a predictor of delayed graft function, suggesting clinical utility.

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This study aims to evaluate early postoperative renal resistive index measurements and their association with delayed graft function and posttransplant complications.
Retrospective cohort study conducted at a kidney transplant center.
Included patients who underwent Doppler ultrasonography in the first week post-surgery.
Clinical data were collected from electronic medical records and analyzed using SPSS.
53.2% of subjects experienced delayed graft function (DGF).
Average resistive index (RI) was significantly higher in patients with DGF compared to those without.
Receiver operating characteristic analysis yielded an AUC of 0.64 with optimal RI cutoff of 0.67.

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Mirza et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba421b4e9516ffd37a2002 https://doi.org/10.1155/ijbi/6742065

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Early Renal Resistive Index Measurement as a Predictor of Delayed Graft Function and Clinical Outcomes in Renal Transplantation

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