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Clinical Phenotypes of Dual Kidney Transplant Recipients in the United States as Identified through Machine Learning Consensus Clustering. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2022; 58:medicina58121831. [PMID: 36557033 PMCID: PMC9783488 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58121831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background and Objectives: Our study aimed to cluster dual kidney transplant recipients using an unsupervised machine learning approach to characterize donors and recipients better and to compare the survival outcomes across these various clusters. Materials and Methods: We performed consensus cluster analysis based on recipient-, donor-, and transplant-related characteristics in 2821 dual kidney transplant recipients from 2010 to 2019 in the OPTN/UNOS database. We determined the important characteristics of each assigned cluster and compared the post-transplant outcomes between clusters. Results: Two clinically distinct clusters were identified by consensus cluster analysis. Cluster 1 patients was characterized by younger patients (mean recipient age 49 ± 13 years) who received dual kidney transplant from pediatric (mean donor age 3 ± 8 years) non-expanded criteria deceased donor (100% non-ECD). In contrast, Cluster 2 patients were characterized by older patients (mean recipient age 63 ± 9 years) who received dual kidney transplant from adult (mean donor age 59 ± 11 years) donor with high kidney donor profile index (KDPI) score (59% had KDPI ≥ 85). Cluster 1 had higher patient survival (98.0% vs. 94.6% at 1 year, and 92.1% vs. 76.3% at 5 years), and lower acute rejection (4.2% vs. 6.1% within 1 year), when compared to cluster 2. Death-censored graft survival was comparable between two groups (93.5% vs. 94.9% at 1 year, and 89.2% vs. 84.8% at 5 years). Conclusions: In summary, DKT in the United States remains uncommon. Two clusters, based on specific recipient and donor characteristics, were identified through an unsupervised machine learning approach. Despite varying differences in donor and recipient age between the two clusters, death-censored graft survival was excellent and comparable. Broader utilization of DKT from high KDPI kidneys and pediatric en bloc kidneys should be encouraged to better address the ongoing organ shortage.
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Stratta RJ, Harriman D, Gurram V, Gurung K, Sharda B. The use of marginal kidneys in dual kidney transplantation to expand kidney graft utilization. Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2022; 27:75-85. [PMID: 34939967 DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to chronicle the history of dual kidney transplantation (DKT) and identify opportunities to improve utilization of marginal deceased donor (MDD) kidneys through DKT. RECENT FINDINGS The practice of DKT from adult MDDs dates back to the mid-1990s, at which time the primary indication was projected insufficient nephron mass from older donors. Multiple subsequent studies of short- and long-term success have been reported focusing on three major aspects: Identifying appropriate selection criteria/scoring systems based on pre- and postdonation factors; refining technical aspects; and analyzing longer-term outcomes. The number of adult DKTs performed in the United States has declined in the past decade and only about 60 are performed annually. For adult deceased donor kidneys meeting double allocation criteria, >60% are ultimately not transplanted. MDDs with limited renal functional capacity represent a large proportion of potential kidneys doomed to either discard or nonrecovery. SUMMARY DKT may reduce organ discard and optimize the use of kidneys from MDDs. New and innovative technologies targeting ex vivo organ assessment, repair, and regeneration may have a major impact on the decision whether or not to use recovered kidneys for single or DKT.
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- Robert J Stratta
- The Department of Surgery, Section of Transplantation, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- The Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- The Department of Surgery, Section of Transplantation, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- The Department of Surgery, Section of Transplantation, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- The Department of Surgery, Section of Transplantation, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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Stratta RJ, Harriman D, Gurram V, Gurung K, Sharda B. Dual kidney transplants from adult marginal donors: Review and perspective. Clin Transplant 2021; 36:e14566. [PMID: 34936135 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.14566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The practice of dual kidney transplantation (DKT) from adult marginal deceased donors (MDDs) dates back to the mid-1990s with initial pioneering experiences reported by the Stanford and Maryland groups, at which time the primary indication was estimated insufficient nephron mass from older donors. Multiple subsequent studies of short and long-term success have been reported focusing on three major aspects of DKT: Identifying appropriate selection criteria and developing scoring systems based on pre- and post-donation factors; refining technical aspects; and analyzing mid-term outcomes. The number of adult DKTs performed in the United States has declined in the past decade and only about 60 are performed annually. For adult deceased donor kidneys meeting double allocation criteria, >60% are ultimately not transplanted. Deceased donors with limited renal functional capacity represent a large proportion of potential kidneys doomed to either discard or non-recovery. However, DKT may reduce organ discard and optimize the use of kidneys from MDDs. In an attempt to promote utilization of MDD kidneys, the United Network for Organ Sharing introduced new allocation guidelines pursuant to DKT in 2019. The purpose of this review is to chronicle the history of DKT and identify opportunities to improve utilization of MDD kidneys through DKT. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Robert J Stratta
- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplantation, Wake Forest School of Medicine, One Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, United States
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- Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V5Z1M9, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplantation, Wake Forest School of Medicine, One Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplantation, Wake Forest School of Medicine, One Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Transplantation, Wake Forest School of Medicine, One Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, United States
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Savoye E, Legendre C, Neuzillet Y, Peraldi MN, Grimbert P, Ouali N, Durand M, Badet L, Kerbaul F, Pastural M, Legeai C, Macher MA, Snanoudj R. Long-term survival benefit from dual kidney transplantation using kidneys from donors with very extended criteria - A French cohort between 2002 and 2014. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2021; 37:982-990. [PMID: 34748014 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfab317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This national multicenter retrospective cohort study aimed to assess the long-term outcomes of dual kidney transplantation (DKT) and compare them with those obtained from single kidney transplantation (SKT). METHODS Our first analysis concerned all first transplants performed between May 2002 and December 2014, from marginal donors, defined as brain death donors older than 65, with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) lower than 90 ml/min/1.73m². The second analysis was restricted to transplants adequately allocated according to the French DKT program based on donor eGFR: DKT for eGFR between 30 and 60, SKT for eGFR between 60 and 90 ml/min/1.73m². Recipients younger than 65 years or with a panel-reactive antibody percentage ≥ 25% were excluded. RESULTS The first analysis included 461 DKT and 1131 SKT. DKT donors were significantly older (77.6 versus 74 years), had a more frequent history of hypertension and a lower eGFR (55.1 versus 63.6 ml/min/1.73m²). While primary nonfunction and delayed graft function did not differ between SKT and DKT, 1-year eGFR was lower in SKT recipients (39 vs. 49 ml/min/1.73m², P < 0.001). Graft survival was significantly better in DKT, even after adjustment for recipient and donor risk factors. Nevertheless, patient survival did not differ between these groups. The second analysis included 293 DKT and 687 SKT adequately allocated with donor eGFR and displayed similar results but with a smaller benefit in terms of graft survival. CONCLUSIONS In a context of organ shortage, DKT is a good option for optimizing the use of kidneys from very expanded criteria donors.
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- Emilie Savoye
- Agence de la biomédecine, Direction Prélèvement Greffe Organes-Tissus, Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
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- Department of Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, Necker Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
- Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Service d'Urologie et de Transplantation Rénale, Hôpital Foch, Université de Versailles - Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Suresnes, France
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- Service de Néphrologie et Transplantation rénale, Hôpital Saint-Louis et Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, CHU Henri Mondor and Paris Est University, Créteil, France
- Inserm U955, Créteil, France
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- Service des Urgences Néphrologiques et Transplantation Rénale (UNTR), Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France
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- Service d'Urologie, Andrologie, Transplantation Rénale, Hôpital Pasteur 2, Nice, France
- INSERM U1081 - CNRS UMR 7284, Université de Nice Côte d'Azur, Nice, France
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- Groupement Hospitalier Edouard Herriot, Service d'urologie chirurgie de la transplantation, Lyon, France
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- Agence de la biomédecine, Direction Prélèvement Greffe Organes-Tissus, Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
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- Agence de la biomédecine, Direction Prélèvement Greffe Organes-Tissus, Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
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- Agence de la biomédecine, Direction Prélèvement Greffe Organes-Tissus, Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
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- Agence de la biomédecine, Direction Prélèvement Greffe Organes-Tissus, Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
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- Kremlin-Bicêtre Hospital, Paris, France
- Centre de recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations, INSERM U1018, Villejuif, France
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Yazdani B, Marinez J, Krüger B, Kälsch AI, Jung M, Chen G, Leipe J, Benck U, Schnülle P, Nuhn P, Keese M, Schwenke K, Krämer BK. Patient and Graft Survival After Dual Kidney Transplantation With Marginal Donors in Comparison to Matched Control Groups. Transplant Proc 2021; 53:2180-2187. [PMID: 34429190 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2021.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 05/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Postmortal organ donor rates remain low in Germany, whereas donor age has been increasing considerably in the last decades. As a consequence of low donation rates older and more marginal donor kidneys are accepted for transplantation. However, procured kidneys from very old a/o marginal donors may be considered as not suitable for transplantation as a single organ and subsequently be discarded. However, dual transplantation of both kidneys from such donors may provide an opportunity to nevertheless use these organs for renal transplantation, thereby providing the twofold nephron mass as a single kidney transplantation. METHODS We compared in this retrospective analysis the outcome of 10 recipients of a dual kidney transplantation (DKT) with 40 matched recipients of a single kidney transplantation (SKT). Recipients were matched for donor and recipient age (ie, a maximum age difference of ±10 years in a ratio of 1:4 for DKT vs SKT recipients). In addition, a second SKT control group of 10 SKT recipients being transplanted immediately before each DKT recipient with a kidney from a donor aged ≥65 years was used for comparison. All renal transplant recipients were observed for up to 3 years or until July 31, 2020. RESULTS Mean donor and recipient age was 77.2 ± 4.6/75.1 ± 6.6/82.1 ± 7.9 and 66.4 ± 5.8/66.1 ± 6.0/64.8 ± 8.4 for SKT group 1/SKT group 2/DKT, respectively. Procurement serum creatinine concentrations were significantly higher in the DKT group in comparison to the SKT control group 1 (P = .019) as was the rate of transplant artery atherosclerosis (P = .021). Furthermore, Kidney Donor Profile Index, and Kidney Donor Risk Index were significantly higher (P = .0138/P = .064, and P < .001/P = .038) in the DKT group than in SKT group 1 and 2. Rates of acute rejection and delayed graft function were not significantly different between groups, though biopsy-proven acute rejection was numerically higher in the SKT groups. Patient survival and overall and death-censored graft survival rates were also not significantly different between groups, although they tended to be higher after DKT. CONCLUSIONS DKT provides an opportunity to successfully use postmortal kidneys even from donors aged >80 years and a Kidney Donor Profile Index ≥95% for renal transplantation. DKT may thereby increase the available pool of donors to better serve patients with end-stage renal disease on the waiting list.
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- Babak Yazdani
- Vth Department of Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Transplant Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; European Center of Angioscience Ecas, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Vth Department of Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Transplant Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Vth Department of Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Transplant Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Vth Department of Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Transplant Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Vth Department of Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Transplant Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Vth Department of Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Transplant Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; First Affiliated Hospital of the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Vth Department of Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Transplant Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Vth Department of Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Transplant Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Renal Center Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
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- Vth Department of Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Transplant Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Renal Center Weinheim, Germany
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- Transplant Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Department of Urology and Urosurgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Transplant Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; European Center of Angioscience Ecas, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Department of Vascular and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Transplant Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; European Center of Angioscience Ecas, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Department of Vascular and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Vth Department of Medicine, University Hospital Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Transplant Center Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; European Center of Angioscience Ecas, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany; Mannheim Institute for Innate Immunoscience, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany.
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Rogers J, Farney AC, Orlando G, Harriman D, Reeves-Daniel A, Jay CL, Doares W, Kaczmorski S, Gautreaux MD, Stratta RJ. Dual Kidney Transplantation from Donors at the Extremes of Age. J Am Coll Surg 2019; 228:690-705. [PMID: 30630083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2018.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The study purpose was to analyze outcomes in recipients of pediatric dual en bloc (PEB) kidneys from small pediatric donors (SPDs, age ≤ 3 years) and dual kidney transplants (KTs) from adult marginal deceased donors (DDs) in the context of the Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI). STUDY DESIGN This was a single center retrospective review. Recipient selection included primary transplant, low BMI, low immunologic risk, and informed consent. All patients received antibody induction with FK/MPA/± prednisone. RESULTS From 2002 to 2015, we performed 34 PEB and 73 adult dual KTs. Mean donor ages were 17 months for the PEB and 59 years for the dual KTs; mean KDPIs were 73% for PEB and 83% for dual KT, and mean cold ischemia times were 21.0 hours for PEB and 26.5 hours for dual KT. Adult dual KT recipients were older (mean age 38 years for PEB and 60 years for dual KT) and had shorter waiting times (mean 25 months for PEB and 12 months for dual KT). With a mean follow-up of 7.6 years, actual patient survival (88% for PEB and 62% for dual KT) and graft survival (71% for PEB and 44% for dual KT) rates were higher in PEB compared with dual KT. Death-censored kidney graft survival rates were 77% for PEB and 58% for dual KT. Delayed graft function (DGF) rates were 15% for PEB and 23% for dual KT; incidences of DGF in single kidney transplantations from SPDs and adult nonmarginal DDs were 20% and 32%, respectively. Based on actual 5-year graft survival rates, the adjusted KDPIs for dual PEB and dual KTs were 3% and 60%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Acceptable mid-term outcomes are associated with PEB and adult dual KTs, which may expand the donor pool and prevent kidney discard. The KDPI is inaccurate for predicting outcomes from either PEB from SPDs or dual KT from adult marginal DDs, which may prevent acceptance of these organs.
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- Jeffrey Rogers
- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Pharmacy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Pharmacy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.
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Mendel L, Albano L, Bentellis I, Yandza T, Bernardi C, Quintens H, Tibi B, Jourdan J, Durand M, Amiel J, Chevallier D. Safety of dual kidney transplantation compared to single kidney transplantation from expanded criteria donors: a single center cohort study of 39 recipients. Transpl Int 2018; 31:1110-1124. [DOI: 10.1111/tri.13280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Revised: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Lionel Mendel
- Department of Urology; University Hospital of Nice; Nice France
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- Department of Nephrology; University Hospital of Nice; Nice France
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- Department of Urology; University Hospital of Nice; Nice France
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- Department of Urology; University Hospital of Nice; Nice France
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- Department of Forensic Medicine; University Hospital of Nice; Nice France
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- Department of Urology; University Hospital of Nice; Nice France
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- Department of Urology; University Hospital of Nice; Nice France
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- Department of Urology; University Hospital of Nice; Nice France
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- Department of Urology; University Hospital of Nice; Nice France
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- Department of Urology; University Hospital of Nice; Nice France
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La transplantation rénale et ses défis. Prog Urol 2016; 26:1001-1044. [PMID: 27720627 DOI: 10.1016/j.purol.2016.09.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Stratta RJ, Farney AC, Orlando G, Farooq U, Al-Shraideh Y, Palanisamy A, Reeves-Daniel A, Doares W, Kaczmorski S, Gautreaux MD, Iskandar SS, Hairston G, Brim E, Mangus M, El-Hennawy H, Khan M, Rogers J. Dual kidney transplants from adult marginal donors successfully expand the limited deceased donor organ pool. Clin Transplant 2016; 30:380-92. [PMID: 26782941 DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND The need to expand the organ donor pool remains a formidable challenge in kidney transplantation (KT). The use of expanded criteria donors (ECDs) represents one approach, but kidney discard rates are high because of concerns regarding overall quality. Dual KT (DKT) may reduce organ discard and optimize the use of kidneys from marginal donors. STUDY DESIGN We conducted a single-center retrospective review of outcomes in adult recipients of DKTs from adult marginal deceased donors (DD) defined by limited renal functional capacity. If the calculated creatinine clearance in an adult DD was <65 mL/min, then the kidneys were transplanted as a DKT. RESULTS Over 11.5 yr, 72 DKTS were performed including 45 from ECDs, 17 from donation after cardiac death (DCD) donors, and 10 from standard criteria donors (SCD). Mean adult DD and recipient ages were both 60 yr, including 29 DDs and 26 recipients ≥65 yr of age. Mean pre-DKT waiting and dialysis vintage times were 12 months and 25 months, respectively. Actual patient and graft survival rates were 84.7% and 70.8%, respectively, with a mean follow-up of 58 months. One yr and death-censored graft survival rates were 90% and 80%, respectively. Outcomes did not differ by DD category, recipient age, or presence of delayed graft function (DGF). Eleven patients died at a mean of 32 months post-DKT (eight with functioning grafts) and 13 other patients experienced graft losses at a mean of 33 months. The incidence of DGF was 25%; there were two cases (2.8%) of primary non-function. Mean length of initial hospital stay was 7.2 d. Mean serum creatinine and glomerular filtration rate levels at 12 and 24 months were 1.5 and 53 and 1.5 mg/dL and 51 mL/min/1.73 m(2) , respectively. DKT graft survival and function were superior to concurrent single ECD and similar to concurrent SCD KTs. Two patients underwent successful kidney retransplantation, so the dialysis-free rate in surviving patients was 87%. The proportion of total renal function transplanted from adult DD to DKT recipients was 77% compared to 56% for patients receiving single KTs. CONCLUSIONS Dual kidney transplantation using kidneys from adult marginal DDs that otherwise might be discarded offer a viable option to counteract the growing shortage of acceptable single kidneys. Excellent medium-term outcomes can be achieved and waiting times can be reduced in a predominantly older recipient population.
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- Robert J Stratta
- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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Balaz P, Rokosny S, Wohlfahrt P, Wohlfahrtova M, Adamec M, Janousek L, Fronek J, Viklicky O, Pokorna E. Dual kidney transplant: a single-center experience and review of the literature. EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2014; 11:388-95. [PMID: 24128132 DOI: 10.6002/ect.2013.0040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Adult dual kidney transplant is a strategy to overcome the imbalance between limited nephron mass supplied from an older donor and a recipient with a metabolic request. MATERIALS AND METHODS In our report, we review the literature and present our single-center experience. From June 2007 until July 2012, nine hundred twenty-eight single and seventeen dual kidney transplants from deceased donors were performed. RESULTS The average donor was 71.5 ± 3.6 years of age with an average serum creatinine, creatinine clearance, and an average number of sclerotic glomeruli, 106.1 ± 44.2 μmol/L, 0.97 ± 0.37 mL/s, and 22.4 ± 14.2. Immediate graft function and acute rejection episodes were observed in 75% and 6% of patients. The overall patient survival rates at 1 and 2 years after transplant were 93%. The overall graft survival rates at 1 and 2 years were 88%. CONCLUSIONS Previous studies and our single-center experience suggest that the dual transplant procedure may help improve results of kidney transplants from expanded criteria donors and extend the donor pool by using kidneys that would be discarded otherwise.
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- Peter Balaz
- Department of Surgery, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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Tanriover B, Mohan S, Cohen DJ, Radhakrishnan J, Nickolas TL, Stone PW, Tsapepas DS, Crew RJ, Dube GK, Sandoval PR, Samstein B, Dogan E, Gaston RS, Tanriover JN, Ratner LE, Hardy MA, Chvojka J, da Motta H, Devan J, Dytman SA, Díaz GA, Eberly B, Felix J, Fields L, Fiorentini GA, Gago AM, Gallagher H, Gran R, Harris DA, Higuera A, Hurtado K, Jerkins M, Kafka T, Kordosky M, Kulagin SA, Le T, Maggi G, Maher E, Manly S, Mann WA, Marshall CM, Martin Mari C, McFarland KS, McGivern CL, McGowan AM, Miller J, Mislivec A, Morfín JG, Muhlbeier T, Naples D, Nelson JK, Norrick A, Osta J, Palomino JL, Paolone V, Park J, Patrick CE, Perdue GN, Rakotondravohitra L, Ransome RD, Ray H, Ren L, Rodrigues PA, Savage DG, Schellman H, Schmitz DW, Simon C, Snider FD, Solano Salinas CJ, Tagg N, Valencia E, Velásquez JP, Walton T, Wolcott J, Zavala G, Zhang D, Ziemer BP. Kidneys at higher risk of discard: expanding the role of dual kidney transplantation. Am J Transplant 2014; 14:404-15. [PMID: 24472195 PMCID: PMC4058786 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Revised: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Half of the recovered expanded criteria donor (ECD) kidneys are discarded in the United States. A new kidney allocation system offers kidneys at higher risk of discard, Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI)>85%, to a wider geographic area to promote broader sharing and expedite utilization. Dual kidney transplantation (DKT) based on the KDPI is a potential option to streamline allocation of kidneys which otherwise would have been discarded. To assess the clinical utility of the KDPI in kidneys at higher risk of discard, we analyzed the OPTN/UNOS Registry that included the deceased donor kidneys recovered between 2002 and 2012. The primary outcomes were allograft survival, patient survival and discard rate based on different KDPI categories (<80%, 80-90% and >90%). Kidneys with KDPI>90% were associated with increased odds of discard (OR=1.99, 95% CI 1.74-2.29) compared to ones with KDPI<80%. DKTs of KDPI>90% were associated with lower overall allograft failure (HR=0.74, 95% CI 0.62-0.89) and better patient survival (HR=0.79, 95% CI 0.64-0.98) compared to single ECD kidneys with KDPI>90%. Kidneys at higher risk of discard may be offered in the up-front allocation system as a DKT. Further modeling and simulation studies are required to determine a reasonable KDPI cutoff percentile.
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- B. Tanriover
- Division of Nephrology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY,The Columbia University Renal Epidemiology (CURE) Group, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY,Corresponding author: Bekir Tanriover,
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- Division of Nephrology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY,The Columbia University Renal Epidemiology (CURE) Group, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Division of Nephrology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Division of Nephrology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Division of Nephrology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY,The Columbia University Renal Epidemiology (CURE) Group, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Center for Health Policy, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY
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- Department of Pharmacy, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
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- Division of Nephrology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Division of Nephrology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Division of Nephrology, Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey
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- Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
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- Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14610, USA
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- Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 22290-180, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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- Sección Física, Departamento de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Apartado 1761, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 22290-180, Brazil
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- Sección Física, Departamento de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Apartado 1761, Lima, Peru
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- Physics Department, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota 55812, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Campus León y Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Lascurain de Retana No. 5, Col. Centro. Guanajuato 36000, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 22290-180, Brazil and Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Apartado 31139 Lima, Peru
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas, 1 University Station, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Physics Department, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- Department of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 117312 Moscow, Russia
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- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680 Casilla 110-V, Valparaíso, Chile
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- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, 375 Church Street, North Adams, Massachusetts 01247, USA
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- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14610, USA
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- Physics Department, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA
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- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14610, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA and University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14610, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14610, USA
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- Departamento de Física, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Avenida España 1680 Casilla 110-V, Valparaíso, Chile
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- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14610, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 22290-180, Brazil
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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- Department of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- Department of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Rua Dr. Xavier Sigaud 150, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 22290-180, Brazil
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14610, USA
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- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA and University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14610, USA
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- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA
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- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14610, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
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- Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-4575, USA
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- Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA
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- Department of Physics, Otterbein University, 1 South Grove Street, Westerville, Ohio 43081, USA
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- Campus León y Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Lascurain de Retana No. 5, Col. Centro. Guanajuato 36000, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Sección Física, Departamento de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Apartado 1761, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Physics, Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia 23668, USA
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- University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14610, USA
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- Campus León y Campus Guanajuato, Universidad de Guanajuato, Lascurain de Retana No. 5, Col. Centro. Guanajuato 36000, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Department of Physics, College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-4575, USA
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Klair T, Gregg A, Phair J, Kayler LK. Outcomes of adult dual kidney transplants by KDRI in the United States. Am J Transplant 2013; 13:2433-40. [PMID: 23919381 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.12383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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UNOS guidelines provide inadequate discriminatory criteria for kidneys that should be transplanted as single (SKT) versus dual (DKT). We evaluated the utility of the kidney donor risk index (KDRI) to define kidneys with better outcomes when transplanted as dual. Using SRTR data from 1995 to 2010 of de novo KTX recipients of adult deceased-donor kidneys, we examined outcomes of SKT and DKT stratified by KDRI group ≤1.4 (n = 49 294), 1.41-1.8 (n = 15 674), 1.81-2.2 (n = 6523) and >2.2 (n = 2791). DKT of kidneys with KDRI >2.2 was associated with significantly better overall graft survival [adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) 0.83, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.72-0.96] compared to single kidneys with KDRI >2.2. DKT was associated with significantly decreased odds of delayed graft function (top 2 KDRI categories) and significantly decreased odds of 1-year serum creatinine level >2 mg/dL (top 3 KDRI categories). Among SKT and DKT from KDRI >2.2 there were 16.1 and 13.9 graft losses per 100 patient follow-up years, respectively. KDRI >2.2 is a useful discriminatory cut-off for the determination of graft survival benefit with the use of DKT; however, the benefit of increased graft years was less than half of single kidneys from donors in the same KDRI range.
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- T Klair
- Department of Surgery, Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
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Carta P, Zanazzi M, Caroti L, Buti E, Mjeshtri A, Di Maria L, Raspollini MR, Minetti EE. Impact of the pre-transplant histological score on 3-year graft outcomes of kidneys from marginal donors: a single-centre study. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2013; 28:2637-44. [PMID: 23904398 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gft292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The reliability of kidney biopsy as the sole means for assessing kidneys from extended-criteria donors (ECDs) to be allocated to single or dual transplantation is still a matter of debate. METHODS We compared retrospectively 3 years graft survival and renal function in 44 recipients of a single kidney graft from a marginal donor with good renal function and a Karpinski histological score of ≤ 3 and 56 recipients of a single transplant with a Karpinski score of 4 or 5. The donors' and recipients' characteristics were compared by means of Wilcoxon's rank-sum test and Fisher's exact test, and survival was analysed using the log-rank test and Cox regression survival analysis. RESULTS The donors with the worse histological scores were slightly younger (68.0 ± 4.74 versus 71.3 ± 4.6 years, P < 0.01) and had a higher glomerular filtration rate (85.8 ± 28.2 versus 76.3 ± 26.53 mL/min, P = 0.013), but there was no difference in serum creatinine levels (0.83 ± 0.24 versus 0.85 ± 0.30 mg/dL, P = 0.381). Three years after transplantation, there was no difference between the two groups in terms of recipient serum creatinine levels (1.94 ± 0.69 versus 1.74 ± 0.49 mg/dL, P = 0.134), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR, 45.6 ± 21.1 versus 51.7 ± 22.0 mL/min, P = 0.331) or the rates of graft loss (27.3 versus 35.7%, P = 0.47), delayed graft function or acute rejection. CONCLUSIONS In our experience, provided the donor has a normal renal function, a difference in the pre-transplant histological score of kidneys from marginal cadaveric donors do not have a significant influence on the outcome 3 years after transplantation. Our findings might represent a basis for designing a randomized controlled trial of using a higher histological score threshold for the DKT allocation of grafts from ECDs with a normal renal function.
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- Paolo Carta
- Nephrology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Dual-kidney transplants as an alternative for very marginal donors: long-term follow-up in 63 patients. Transplantation 2011; 90:1125-30. [PMID: 20921934 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e3181f8f2b8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Organ shortage has led to the use of dual-kidney transplant (DKT) of very marginal donors into a single recipient to increase the use of marginal organs. To date, few data are available about the long-term outcome of DKT and its usefulness to increase the pool of available organ. METHODS We conducted a single-center cohort study of DKTs with longitudinal follow-up over an 8-year period. Between 1999 and 2007, 63 DKTs were performed. All kidneys from donors younger than 75 years refused by all centers for single transplantation, and kidneys from donors aged 75 years or older were routinely evaluated based on preimplantation glomerulosclerosis. Renal function, patient or graft survival, and perioperative complications were compared with 66 single kidneys from expanded criteria donors (ECD) and 63 ideal kidney donors. RESULTS After a median follow-up of 56 months, patient or graft survival was similar between the three groups. Twelve-, 36-, and 84-month creatinine clearance were similar for DKT and ECD (12 months: 58 and 59 mL/min; 36 months: 54 and 60 mL/min; and 84 months: 62 and 51 mL/min, respectively). For the study period, the routine evaluation of very marginal kidneys for DKT in our center has led to an increase of 47% in the transplants from donors aged 50 years or older, which represent 12% at the level of our organ procurement organization. CONCLUSIONS DKT patients can expect long-term results comparable with single kidney ECD. The implementation of a DKT program in our unit safely increased the pool of organs from marginal donors.
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Cravedi P, Ruggenenti P, Remuzzi G. Old Donors for Kidney Transplantation: How Old? Gerontology 2011; 57:513-20. [DOI: 10.1159/000320720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2010] [Accepted: 08/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Kayler LK, Mohanka R, Basu A, Shapiro R, Randhawa PS. Single versus dual renal transplantation from donors with significant arteriosclerosis on pre-implant biopsy. Clin Transplant 2009; 23:525-31. [PMID: 19681976 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2008.00925.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Transplantation of kidneys from donor with arteriosclerosis seen on pre-implantation biopsy has not been well studied. METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 20 dual kidney transplant (DKT) and 28 single (SKT) kidney transplant recipients with >or=12 months follow-up from donors with moderate arteriosclerosis (>or=25% luminal diameter narrowing). RESULTS Death censored graft survival was 100% and 79%, respectively (p = 0.0339). DKT recipients had significantly lower mean creatinine levels at one, three, six, and nine months and spent somewhat less time on the waiting list (181 +/- 160 vs. 318 +/- 306 d, p = 0.1429). DKT patients received kidneys from significantly older donors (64 +/- 7 vs. 54 +/- 11 yr; p = 0.0012), proportionately more expanded criteria donors (95% vs. 54%; p = 0.0029), and more donors with hypertension (81% vs. 48%, p = 0.0344) and death related to cerebrovascular accident (100% vs. 71%, p = 0.0143); however, more DKT kidneys underwent machine perfusion (95% vs. 57%, p = 0.0068). Baseline recipient variables were comparable between the two groups including age, race, gender, retransplantation, and HLA mismatch. Pre-implant biopsy was notable for similar frequencies of moderate interstitial fibrosis (10% vs. 14%, respectively) and glomerulosclerosis. CONCLUSION Among recipients of deceased-donor kidneys with >25% arteriosclerosis, short-term outcomes after DKT were superior to that of SKT grafts. This approach may help to expand the donor-organ pool while optimizing outcomes.
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- Liise K Kayler
- Department of Surgery, University of Florida Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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Snanoudj R, Rabant M, Timsit MO, Karras A, Savoye E, Tricot L, Loupy A, Hiesse C, Zuber J, Kreis H, Martinez F, Thervet E, Méjean A, Lebret T, Legendre C, Delahousse M. Donor-estimated GFR as an appropriate criterion for allocation of ECD kidneys into single or dual kidney transplantation. Am J Transplant 2009; 9:2542-51. [PMID: 19843032 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02797.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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It has been suggested that dual kidney transplantation (DKT) improves outcomes for expanded criteria donor (ECD) kidneys. However, no criteria for allocation to single or dual transplantation have been assessed prospectively. The strategy of DKT remains underused and potentially eligible kidneys are frequently discarded. We prospectively compared 81 DKT and 70 single kidney transplant (SKT) receiving grafts from ECD donors aged >65 years, allocated according to donor estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR): DKT if eGFR between 30 and 60 mL/min, SKT if eGFR greater than 60 mL/min. Patient and graft survival were similar in the two groups. In the DKT group, 13/81 patients lost one of their two kidneys due to hemorrhage, arterial or venous thrombosis. Mean eGFR at month 12 was similar in the DKT and SKT groups (47.8 mL/min and 46.4 mL/min, respectively). Simulated allocation of kidneys according to criteria based on day 0 donor parameters such as those described by Remuzzi et al., Andres et al. and UNOS, did not indicate an improvement in 12-month eGFR compared to our allocation based on donor eGFR.
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- R Snanoudj
- Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France.
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Snoeijs MG, van Heurn LE, van Mook WN, Christiaans MH, van Hooff JP. Controlled donation after cardiac death: a European perspective. Transplant Rev (Orlando) 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trre.2007.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Ruggenenti P, Perico N, Remuzzi G. Ways to boost kidney transplant viability: a real need for the best use of older donors. Am J Transplant 2006; 6:2543-7. [PMID: 16952296 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01519.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Using kidneys from expanded criteria donors (ECD) increased transplant activity but resulted in a reduced graft survival. The relatively poor long-term outcome of ECD grafts may be the consequence of an imbalance between the number of viable nephrons supplied and the metabolic demand of the recipient. Providing more nephrons by dual transplants may improve outcomes but fails, per se, to confer the same benefit of single transplants from young donors. A biopsy-based score system has been presented by a panel of pathologists to assess whether kidneys from donors older than 60 years still contain enough viable nephrons to be made available for transplantation, and whether single or dual transplantation should be used. Allocating kidneys from older donors to a single or dual transplant on the basis of this scoring system allowed achieving a graft survival similar to that of single transplants from ideal donors and remarkably superior to that of single transplants from older donors not evaluated histologically before implantation. Thus, preimplantation histologic evaluation maximizes the success of ECD transplants and protects recipients from receiving organs at increased risk of premature failure. This may limit the number of patients who eventually must resume dialysis and need second transplants.
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- P Ruggenenti
- Department of Medicine and Transplantation, Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy
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Pelletier SJ, Guidinger MK, Merion RM, Englesbe MJ, Wolfe RA, Magee JC, Sollinger HW. Recovery and utilization of deceased donor kidneys from small pediatric donors. Am J Transplant 2006; 6:1646-52. [PMID: 16827866 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2006.01353.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The optimal use of kidneys from small pediatric deceased donors remains undetermined. Using data from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, 2886 small (< 21 kg) pediatric donors between 1993 and 2002 were identified. Donor factors predictive of kidney recovery and transplantation (1343 en bloc; 1600 single) were identified by logistic regression. Multivariable Cox regression was used to assess the risk of graft loss. The rate of kidney recovery from small pediatric donors was significantly higher with increasing age, weight and height. The odds of transplant of recovered small donor kidneys were significantly higher with increasing age, weight, height and en bloc recovery (adjusted odds ratio = 65.8 vs. single; p < 0.0001), and significantly lower with increasing creatinine. Compared to en bloc, solitary transplants had a 78% higher risk of graft loss (p < 0.0001). En bloc transplants had a similar graft survival to ideal donors (p = 0.45) while solitary transplants had an increased risk of graft loss (p < 0.0001). En bloc recovery of kidneys from small pediatric donors may result in the highest probability of transplantation. Although limited by the retrospective nature of the study, kidneys transplanted en bloc had a similar graft survival to ideal donors but may not maximize the number of successfully transplanted recipients.
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- S J Pelletier
- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
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Ekser B, Baldan N, Margani G, Furian L, Frison L, Valente M, Rigotti P. Monolateral placement of both kidneys in dual kidney transplantation: low surgical complication rate and short operating time*. Transpl Int 2006; 19:485-91. [PMID: 16771870 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2006.00309.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Dual kidney transplantation (DKT) from marginal donors is increasingly used at many centers to help cope with the organ shortage problem. The disadvantages of DKT consist in longer operating times and the risk of surgical complications. DKT can be performed in two ways, i.e. using monolateral or bilateral procedures. From October 1999 to June 2005, 58 DKTs were performed at our unit. In 29 cases (group I), the kidneys were extraperitoneally placed bilaterally in the iliac fossae via two separate incisions; as of June 2003, monolateral kidney placement was preferred in 29 cases, whenever compatible with the recipient's morphological status (group II). After a mean follow-up of 51 +/- 19 months for group I and 15 +/- 7 months for group II, all patients are alive with 1-year graft survival rates of 93% and 96%, respectively. Mean operating times were 351 +/- 76 min in group I and 261 +/- 31 min in group II (P = 0.0001). The mean S-creatinine levels in groups I and II were 132 +/- 47 and 119 +/- 36 mumol/l, respectively, at 1 year. We observed eight surgical complications in group I and seven in group II. Both techniques proved safe, with no differences in surgical complication rates. The monolateral procedure has the advantage of a shorter operating time and the contralateral iliac fossa remains available for further retransplantation procedures.
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- Burcin Ekser
- Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Unit, Department of Surgery and Organ Transplantation, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Végsö G, Máthé Z, Péter A, Perner F, Járay J, Langer RM. Improving results of renal transplantation with the use of elderly donors: the Budapest experience. Transplant Proc 2006; 37:4225-7. [PMID: 16387084 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.10.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2005] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The use of elderly donors has become a necessity with the increasing demand for deceased donor organs resulting in transplant centers worldwide expanding their donor criteria. We, therefore, thought it appropriate to review our experience using elderly (>60 years) brain-dead donors for kidney transplantation. We investigated the influence of donor parameters on early graft function and survival. A retrospective comparative analysis of three periods was performed: 1994 to 1998 (P1) n = 40; 1999 to 2000 (P2) n = 28; and 2001 to 2002 (P3) with n = 31 donors. Mean donor age in each period was 63.4 +/- 3.3, 64.5 +/- 3.4, and 63.8 +/- 2.7 years; mean diuresis was 473 +/- 450, 307 +/- 316, and 276 +/- 185 mL/hour; and the need for vasopressors during donor management was 81%, 85%, and 70% respectively. The number of kidney recipients was 59, 30, and 37, mean age was 49 +/- 13, 53 +/- 11 and 54 +/- 8 years, the recipient ratio of patients >60 years was 17%, 33%, and 27% respectively, and no differences among the groups in the HLA mismatch. Primary nonfunction occurred in 8.5%, 0%, and 2.8%; acute rejection ratio at 1 year was 35%, 36%, and 32%, the mean serum creatinine at 12 months was 183.7 +/- 66.0, 157.8 +/- 41.2 and 160.7 +/- 46.5 mumol/L. The 1-year graft survival was 71.2%, 91.0% and 92.0% and the 1-year patient survival 88.2%, 96.6%, and 97.2%, respectively, for periods 1, 2, and 3. There has been a considerable improvement in the 1-year graft and patient survivals. With careful donor and recipient evaluation, individualized immunosuppression, and age matching the results of renal transplantation from elderly deceased donors can be comparable to the results of the "optimal" deceased donor kidney transplantation.
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- G Végsö
- Department of Transplantation and Surgery, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Rerolle JP, Szelag JC, Diaconita M, Saada F, Aldigier JC, Le Meur Y. Transplantation rénale du sujet âgé. Nephrol Ther 2006; 2:8-14. [PMID: 16895710 DOI: 10.1016/j.nephro.2005.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2004] [Revised: 12/03/2005] [Accepted: 12/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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For ten years, an increase in the number of elderly patients on renal transplant waiting lists has occured. In an attempt to close the widening gap between supply and demand and because the demand for kidneys for younger patients already surpasses the supply, transplant physicians nowadays accept organs from older donors that might have been deemed inappropriate in the past. Programs of age matching between donors and recipients and of dual-kidneys transplantation have emerged. The initial results of these programs are encouraging with excellent patient and graft survival at one and three years.
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- Jean-Philippe Rerolle
- Service de Néphrologie et Transplantation Rénale, CHRU Dupuytren, Martin-Luther-King, Limoges, France.
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Verran D, Sheridan A, Barnwell A, Berriman M, Chapman J. Biopsy of potential cadaveric renal allografts at the time of retrieval. Nephrology (Carlton) 2005; 10:414-7. [PMID: 16109091 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2005.00403.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED Biopsy of cadaver renal allografts may aid in the assessment of marginal allografts. However, the use of this approach is not clear. This study presents the outcome of institution of a protocol for back table biopsy of renal allografts during organ procurement. METHODS Data from Lifelink Organ Donation Network records and the ANZDATA registry were analysed. RESULTS The biopsy rate of renal allografts increased from 0.8% to 15.6% (P=0.01). The discardment rate of potential renal allografts increased slightly with 1.9% being discarded based on the biopsy result and 3.8% being discarded for other reasons. Under the biopsy protocol, 28/40 (70%) of donors with renal allograft biopsies had <20% glomerulosclerosis. The incidence of both delayed graft function and non-function was higher (P=0.014 and P=0.033, respectively) for the protocol biopsied allografts compared with the other non-biopsied allografts. One-year renal allograft survival was not significantly different between the protocol biopsied allografts versus the other non-biopsied allografts. CONCLUSIONS A biopsy protocol for marginal potential renal allografts leads to acceptable allograft outcomes without significantly increasing allograft discardment.
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- Deborah Verran
- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and Lifelink Organ Donation Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Dharnidharka VR, Stevens G, Howard RJ. En-bloc kidney transplantation in the United states: an analysis of united network of organ sharing (UNOS) data from 1987 to 2003. Am J Transplant 2005; 5:1513-7. [PMID: 15888062 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2005.00878.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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With increasing donor organ shortages, en-bloc kidney (EBK) transplantation is an alternative to utilize very young or very old donor age cadaver kidneys for transplantation. Several single-center series have reported excellent graft survival (GS). We sought to determine national level registry-based patterns for GS and determine adjusted hazard ratios (AHR) for graft loss after EBK versus single kidney (SK) cadaver transplants. Data reported to UNOS from 1987 to 2003 were analyzed using PHREG (SAS version 8.1) statistical procedures. Proportional hazards models were constructed that included multiple donor, recipient and surgical variables. Of the 2160 EBK transplants reported, 77% were from donors < 5 years of age. EBK transplants had superior GS to SK transplants, when donor age was restricted to < 5 years (AHR 0.708, p < 0.001). GS at 1, 3 and 5 years post-transplant was superior with EBK (85%, 76% and 71%) versus SK (81%, 68%, 63% and p < 0.001 at all time points). EBK transplants from very young donors were associated with a significantly lower rate of delayed graft function than SK transplants (17.9% versus 23.4%, p < 0.001). National registry data suggest that EBK transplants present a viable option for transplantation of very young donor kidneys.
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- Vikas R Dharnidharka
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
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Wolters HH, Palmes D, Heidenreich S, August C, Brockmann J, Senninger N, Dietl KH. Long-term follow-up of double kidney transplantation using a score for evaluation of marginal donors*. Transpl Int 2005; 18:453-7. [PMID: 15773966 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2004.00068.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To face the problem of organ shortage, marginal grafts from 36 donors which had been refused for single transplantation were used for double-kidney transplantation (D-KTX). The residual kidney function was evaluated by the Muenster double kidney score. In a 5-year period kidneys from 57 marginal donors were transferred to our center. According to the Muenster double kidney score, the kidneys were distributed to single, double or refusal of transplantation. Sixteen male and 20 female donors were used for D-KTX (70+/-9.3 years, range 53-86). Thirty-six recipients (23 male, 13 female; 60.5+/-6.9 years) were double-grafted within a mean cold ischemic time of 19.3+/-3.4 h. Immunosuppression varied according to human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-mismatch. Graft and patient survival was observed up to 5 years. Initial graft function rate was 69%. Two recipients had a primary nonfunction (5.5%) and nine recipients suffered from delayed graft function (DGF; 25%). One-, 2-, 3-year creatinine values were 1.6 +/- 0.5, 1.9 +/- 0.6 and 2.2 +/- 0.7 mg/dl, respectively. One-, 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-year function rate was 93.7%, 93.5%, 81.8%, 76.4% and 55%, respectively (n = 32, 31, 22, 17 and 9). Acute rejection rate was 19%. 4 grafts were lost to chronic rejection (months 22, 25, 28, 48). Six (16%) died in long-term follow-up because of pneumonia (n = 2), carcinoma of the lung (n = 1), cardial complications (n = 2) and multiorgan failure (n = 1). D-KTX is a safe way to face the problem of organ shortage. However, a score for preoperative evaluation of marginal kidneys for single, dual or refusal of transplantation is essential.
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- Heiner H Wolters
- Department of General Surgery, Muenster University Hospital, Germany.
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Palmes D, Wolters HH, Brockmann J, Senninger N, Spiegel HU, Dietl KH. Strategies for compensating for the declining numbers of cadaver donor kidney transplants. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2004; 19:952-62. [PMID: 15031355 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfh043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The living-donor and dual kidney transplantation programmes were initiated in the transplantation centre of Münster (TCM) as two approaches to compensate for the declining numbers of cadaver donor kidney transplants after the implementation of the new Eurotransplant Kidney Allocation System (ETKAS). We analysed the outcome of cadaver, living-donor and dual kidney transplantation and their effects on the waiting list in the TCM. METHODS Between January 1990 and December 2000, 1184 kidney transplants were performed in the TCM. They were subdivided into cadaver, living-donor and dual kidney transplants and retrospectively analysed in terms of the number of kidney transplants performed, waiting time and waiting coefficient. In addition four representative groups were formed to reflect donor origin (I: cadaver kidney transplants allocated by the old ETKAS, n = 180; II: cadaver kidney transplants allocated by the new ETKAS, n = 139; III: living-donor kidney transplantation, n = 59; IV: dual kidney transplantation, n = 31) and compared according to graft function (initial diuresis, creatinine, 3-year graft function), patient survival and median waiting time. RESULTS After the implementation of the new ETKAS, the number of cadaver donor kidney transplants at the TCM almost halved, but the proportion of living-donor kidney transplantations increased significantly by 12.8% and of dual kidney transplantations by 8.5%. Patients who had received kidneys from cadaver donors allocated by the new ETKAS (group II) had a better survival rate, short- and long-term function but a longer waiting time than in group I (old ETKAS). Patients with dual kidney transplants (group IV) showed the lowest survival and short-term function rate, but had long-term function equivalent to that of cadaver kidney transplants (groups I and II). Patients who had received kidneys from living donors (group III) had the best survival, and short- and long-term function rate as well as the shortest mean waiting time. CONCLUSIONS Living-donor and dual kidney transplantation proved to be functionally equivalent alternatives and successful strategies for compensating the declining numbers of cadaver donor kidney transplants.
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- Daniel Palmes
- Surgical Research, Department of General Surgery, Münster University Hospital, Waldeyerstrasse 1, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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Rigotti P, Baldan N, Valente M, Scappin S, Furian L, Cadrobbi R, Marchini F, Ancona E. Evaluation of 84 elderly donors in renal transplantation. Clin Transplant 2004; 18:440-5. [PMID: 15233823 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2004.00186.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of elderly donors (ED) and dual kidney transplantation (DKT) procedures have become common in clinical practice. A correct evaluation of kidneys from ED is crucial to avoid unsuccessful transplantation or the use of DKT when a single transplant (ST) would be equally successful. The aim of this investigation was to assess the role of renal biopsy (RB) in the assessment of kidneys from ED. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 84 ED aged > or = 60 yr were evaluated. In 19 cases, the kidneys were not used, mainly because of atherosclerotic vascular lesions. A histological score (HS) from 0 to 12 was awarded, considering the proportion of glomerulosclerosis, tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, and arterial and arteriolar narrowing. On the basis of the HS, 37 donors were selected for 40 ST and 21 for DKT, three were discarded. All recipients received triple-drug therapy based on calcineurin inhibitors, mycophenolate mofetil and steroids. RESULTS Primary non-function was observed in three of 40 ST and one of 21 DKT. Acute tubular necrosis occurred in 22/40 ST and in 11/21 DKT. Acute rejection occurred in 16/40 ST and four of 21 DKT. Renal function was satisfactory in both groups, with 1-yr S-Cr = 171 micromol/L and 137 micromol/L, respectively in the ST and DKT groups. One-year patient survival was 92% in ST and 100% in DKT; 1-yr graft function was 87% in ST and 95% in DKT. CONCLUSION The histological assessment of kidneys from ED enables a correct selection of kidneys for ST or DKT and prevents the transplantation of high-risk kidneys.
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- Paolo Rigotti
- Clinica Chirurgica 3, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Padua, Italy.
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Bunnapradist S, Gritsch HA, Peng A, Jordan SC, Cho YW. Dual kidneys from marginal adult donors as a source for cadaveric renal transplantation in the United States. J Am Soc Nephrol 2003; 14:1031-6. [PMID: 12660338 DOI: 10.1097/01.asn.0000054494.85680.1c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The current organ shortage has led to the utilization of double kidney transplants from marginal adult donors, but outcomes data are limited. The United Network for Organ Sharing registry database was used to compare the outcomes of 403 dual adult kidney transplantations (DKT) and 11,033 single kidney transplantations (SKT) from 1997 to 2000. Graft and patient survival and the effect of multiple risk factors were evaluated. It was found that DKT patients were older, less sensitized, and received grafts from older, more mismatched donors with longer cold ischemia times. There was also a greater percentage of donors with a history of diabetes or hypertension and African-American recipients and donors in the DKT group. Graft survival was inferior in the DKT group, with a 7% lower graft survival rate at 1 yr. There was a higher incidence of primary nonfunction in the DKT group, although the incidence of delayed graft function, early rejection treatment, and graft thrombosis did not differ. Multivariate analysis was used to identify African-American recipient ethnicity and retransplant as risk factors for graft loss. Graft survival was comparable in DKT and SKT with donors over 55 yr of age. DKT resulted in inferior graft outcomes compared with SKT. When compared with SKT with donors over 55 yr of age, DKT resulted in similar graft outcomes. These otherwise discarded kidneys should be cautiously considered as a source of marginal donors.
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- Suphamai Bunnapradist
- Center for Kidney and Kidney-Pancreas Transplantation, Burns-Allen Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA.
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Berman M, Ben-Gal T, Georghiou GP, Kogan A, Shapira Y, Sagie A, Michowitch R, Aravot D, Vidne BA, Sahar G. Outcome of marginal donors in heart transplantation. Transplant Proc 2003; 35:675-6. [PMID: 12644090 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(03)00093-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- M Berman
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart-Lung Transplant Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Israel.
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Perico N, Ruggenenti P, Scalamogna M, Locatelli G, Remuzzi G. One or two marginal organs for kidney transplantation? Transplant Proc 2002; 34:3091-6. [PMID: 12493384 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(02)03624-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- N Perico
- Department of Medicine and Transplantation, Ospedali Riuniti Bergamo-Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Bergamo, Italy.
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In parallel with increased clinical demand, less than optimal or so-called marginal kidney grafts are being used for transplantation. In addition to donor age, it appears that several factors may impact negatively on the quality of the graft. Most importantly, a more precise definition of the term 'marginal graft' is needed. The present review analyzes potential risk factors, suggests scoring systems for a more precise definition, and discusses potential treatment options to improve the quality of marginal grafts.
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- Stefan G Tullius
- Department of Surgery, Charité--Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany.
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Logistics of the procurement procedure. Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2002. [DOI: 10.1097/00075200-200203000-00014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Andrés A. Elderly donor kidney transplantation: arguments for double (dual) versus single kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc 2002; 34:358-9. [PMID: 11959324 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(01)02799-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- A Andrés
- Nephrology Department, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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Solà R, Guirado LL, Díaz JM, López-Navidad A, Caballero F. Renal transplantation with elderly donors: double or single renal transplantation? Transplant Proc 2002; 34:345-6. [PMID: 11959317 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(01)02792-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- R Solà
- Renal Transplantation Unit, Puigvert Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
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Rigotti P, Cadrobbi R, Furian L, Baldan N, Sarzo G, Liberati L, Valente ML, Ancona E. Short-term outcome of dual kidney transplantation at a single center. Transplant Proc 2001; 33:3771-3. [PMID: 11750605 DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(01)02595-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- P Rigotti
- Clinica Chirurgica IV, Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- S G Tullius
- Department of Surgery, Charité-Virchow Clinic, Humboldt University, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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Vigneau C, Fulgencio JP, Vincent F, Tchala K, Rondeau E. [Is there an age limit for organ donors?]. ANNALES FRANCAISES D'ANESTHESIE ET DE REANIMATION 2001; 20:723-6. [PMID: 11695293 DOI: 10.1016/s0750-7658(01)00460-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nowadays organ transplantations suffer from a lack of donors. Thus the waiting list of patients is constantly growing. Several ways to increase organ procurement are being evaluated. About 50% of cerebral deaths are related to vascular cerebral in patients older than 60 years. For the last few years, organs have been harvested from these patients despite their age. As the quality of the grafts is reduced, transplantation of one kidney may be insufficient whilst transplantation of the two kidneys to the same recipient is technically possible. We report here a case of a 44-year-old patient who was transplanted with two kidneys in September 2000. The donor was 85-year-old patient who died after prolonged cardiac arrest. Kidney biopsy showed a 16% rate of sclerotic glomeruli and mild interstitial fibrosis. The creatinine clearance estimated by the Cockcroft formula was 50 mL.min-1. The double kidney transplantation was successful, without any surgical or anaesthetic complication. Restoration of urine production was immediate. Three months after the transplantation, creatinine clearance was 80 mL.min-1. This observation gives the opportunity to discuss the criteria for organ harvesting in patients with cerebral death. Donor age should not remain anymore a systematic contra indication for kidney or liver donation. Renal function, macroscopic examination and histological findings seem more important for making a decision in taking the graft. Double transplantation, here the second case in France, has been performed for several years in other countries, and has permitted to expand the pool of donors, thus increasing the number of transplanted patients.
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- C Vigneau
- Service de néphrologie A, hôpital Tenon, 4, rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France.
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Non–heart-beating donors, double renal transplantation, and nondirected living donation in kidney transplantation. Curr Opin Organ Transplant 2001. [DOI: 10.1097/00075200-200103000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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