Preoperative Low-Density Lipoprotein Apheresis for Preventing Recurrence of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis after Kidney Transplantation

Table 2

Perioperative clinical parameters.

	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3	Case 4	Case 5
Preoperative LDL-A LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	3.54	2.20	3.57	1.99	1.78
Postoperative LDL-A LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	2.74	0.54	2.15	1.50	1.27
Latest LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	2.30	2.97	2.56	1.58	1.37
Postoperative LDL apheresis (number)	0	1	0	0	0
Serum creatinine at one month after transplantation (mmol/L)	0.103	0.070	0.114	0.152	0.114
Latest serum creatinine level (mmol/L)	0.122	0.076	0.104	0.143	0.111
eGFR at one month after transplantation (mL/min/1.73 m^2)	42	90.8	38.2	39.3	42.1
Latest eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m^2)	31.7	83.4	41.5	42.0	43.2
Qualitative urinary protein at one month after transplantation	−	2+	−	1+	1+
Latest qualitative urinary protein	2+	−	−	1+	1+
Quantitative urinary protein at one month after transplantation (urine protein/creatinine ratio)	0.17	NA	NA	0.30	0.87
Latest quantitative urinary protein (urine protein/creatinine ratio)	0.88	0.18	0.04	0.27	0.55

LDL, low-density lipoprotein; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; NA, not available.