In conclusion, obesity increases the risk of DGF and post-operative surgical complications after primary KT. Appropriate risk-adapted information concerning this must be provided to such patients before KT. Furthermore, obesity-typical concomitant diseases seem to negatively influence graft survival and need to be considered after the transplantation of obese patients.
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