Donor conditions and graft survival--a retrospective study

Transpl Int. 1992:5 Suppl 1:S151-2. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-77423-2_48.

Abstract

In a retrospective study (one centre) the influence of donor and recipient factors were evaluated (n = 308). Head injury as the cause of death and anastomotic time less than 35 min were associated with a significantly better graft survival rate (P < 0.05). Although some of the donor factors influence graft survival, a stricter selection of grafts is not advisable, firstly because fewer kidneys would then be offered, and secondly because even comparatively bad graft survival rates are still better than dialysis.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Cause of Death
  • Craniocerebral Trauma
  • Graft Survival / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Transplantation / physiology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Time Factors
  • Tissue Donors / statistics & numerical data*