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Expanded criteria donors.

Y W Cho

    Clinical Transplants
    |September 30, 1999
    PubMed
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    Double kidney transplants offer a viable option for donors deemed unsuitable for single transplants. Careful matching for Hepatitis C genotype and considering kidneys from non-heart-beating donors can improve graft survival rates.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nephrology
    • Transplantation Immunology
    • Public Health

    Background:

    • Kidney transplantation is a critical treatment for end-stage renal disease.
    • Optimizing donor utilization and recipient outcomes remains a key challenge in transplantation.
    • Understanding donor factors influencing graft survival is essential for improving transplant success.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze factors affecting renal allograft survival using UNOS Scientific Renal Transplant Registry data.
    • To evaluate the outcomes of en-bloc versus solitary transplants from young donors.
    • To assess the impact of donor characteristics and infectious disease status on graft survival.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective analysis of the UNOS Scientific Renal Transplant Registry data (1994-1997).

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  • Multivariate analysis to identify significant risk factors for graft survival.
  • Comparison of graft survival rates based on donor age, donor conditions, and infectious markers.

    • Main Results:

    • No significant difference in graft survival between en-bloc and solitary transplants from donors aged 3-4 years.
    • Prolonged donor hypertension (>10 years) showed a deleterious effect on graft survival (RR 1.2, p=0.05).
    • Matching Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype between donor and recipient reduced superinfection risk (RR 1.4, p=0.02).
    • Kidneys from non-heart-beating donors (NHBDs) who died of trauma had comparable survival rates to conventional brain-dead donors.
    • Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-positive donor kidneys had poorer graft outcomes, especially in CMV-negative recipients (RR 1.2, p=0.003).

    Conclusions:

    • Double renal allografts are a valuable alternative to discarding kidneys from unsuitable donors.
    • NHBDs represent a significant resource for expanding the donor pool.
    • Donor hypertension and specific infectious disease profiles (HCV, CMV) require careful consideration to optimize renal transplant outcomes.