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- Title
Effect on graft and patient survival between shipped and locally transplanted well-matched cadaveric renal allografts in Australia over a 10-year period.
- Authors
Lim, Wai H.; McDonald, Stephen P.; Russ, Graeme R.
- Abstract
Background: The national sharing of well-matched cadaveric renal allografts has been established since 1992 in Australia. It remains uncertain whether the shipment of renal allografts interstate has a detrimental effect on graft and patient survival. Methods: Using data collected by the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry (ANZDATA), graft and patient survival were compared between shipped ( n = 623) and locally transplanted allografts ( n = 894) in Australia between January 1992 and December 2001. Results: Shipped renal allografts were from younger donors and had a longer ischaemic time, and were transplanted into higher risk recipients. Shipping of allografts had no effect on graft or patient survival, acute rejection at 6 months, presence of delayed graft function and serum creatinine at 6 and 12 months. In addition, human leucocyte antigen-matching and allograft ischaemic time had no effect on graft or patient survival. Conclusion: Recipients of either shipped or locally transplanted well-matched renal allografts have similar graft and patient survivals.
- Subjects
QUEENSLAND; HOMOGRAFTS; PATIENTS; DIALYSIS (Chemistry); KIDNEY transplantation; ORGAN donors; SERUM; LEUCOCYTES
- Publication
Nephrology, 2006, Vol 11, Issue 1, p73
- ISSN
1320-5358
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1797.2006.00525.x