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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-1-26
pubmed:abstractText
The shortage of cadaveric donor kidneys for transplantation has forced a re-evaluation of the limits on donor age acceptability. However, as more kidneys from older donors have been transplanted, a significantly lower graft survival has been noted among their recipients. The impact of utilizing older donor kidneys and the relative importance of donor age with respect to other factors has not been clarified. A total of 43,172 cadaver donor transplants reported to the UNOS Scientific Renal Transplant Registry between 1987 and 1995 were the subjects of this study. Cox regression analysis was utilized to assess the joint effects on graft survival of donor age and HLA mismatch, recipient sex, race, age, original disease, donor death cause, cold ischemia time, and transplant year. Increased first day anuria, dialysis requirement, and discharge serum creatinine were noted with increasing donor age. Moreover, long-term graft and patient survival diminished as donor age increased. The 5-yr graft survival of zero HLA-A,B,DR mismatched kidneys fell steadily from 81% when the donor was aged 21-30 to 39% when the donor was over age 60. The reported causes of kidney transplant failure were remarkably similar for old and young donors. The best transplant results were obtained with zero HLA-A,B,DR mismatched transplants from young donors and the worst with older donor kidneys, regardless of HLA compatibility. We calculated that up to 21% of kidney failures resulted from insufficient renal mass due to age and were incorrectly attributed to chronic rejection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0902-0063
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
366-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Anuria, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Cadaver, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Cause of Death, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Cold Temperature, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Continental Population Groups, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Creatinine, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Graft Rejection, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Graft Survival, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-HLA-A Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-HLA-B Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-HLA-DR Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Histocompatibility, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Kidney Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Kidney Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Multivariate Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Organ Preservation, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Patient Discharge, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Proportional Hazards Models, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Registries, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Renal Dialysis, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Sex Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Tissue Donors, pubmed-meshheading:9361925-Tissue and Organ Procurement
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Significance of the donor age effect on kidney transplants.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, UCLA Medical School, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article