Abbreviations

AR, acute rejection; BMI, body mass index; DGF, delayed graft function; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; LD, living donor; LKD, living kidney donation.

#### **Appendix A Search Strategy**

EMBASE and MEDLINE databases were searched through Ovid on 14/11/2020, the search algorithm used is shown in Table A1. English language filter was applied to the search.


**Table A1.** Search algorithm used to search EMBASE and MEDLINE databases through Ovid.

Web of Science core collection, BIOSIS (1950-2008), CABI, Korean Journal database, Russian Science Citation Index and SciELO were searched through Web of Science search engine on 14/11/2020. The search algorithm used is shown in Table A2.


**Table A2.** Search algorithm used to search Web of Science core collection, BIOSIS (1950-2008), CABI, Korean Journal database, Russian Science Citation Index and SciELO through Web of Science.

Cochrane library database was searched on 14/11/2020. The search algorithm used is shown in Table A3.


**Table A3.** Search algorithm used to search the Cochrane library database.





