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Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Transplantation immunology
  • Geriatric medicine

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  • The increasing demand for kidney transplants worldwide is driving a rise in living kidney donor (LKD) transplantation.
  • Transplant protocols are increasingly utilizing donors beyond traditional age-matching criteria due to donor scarcity.
  • The long-term outcomes of using elderly donors in LKD transplantation require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze renal function (RF) and survival outcomes in LKD recipients based on donor and recipient age.
  • To compare graft and patient survival rates between different age-matched and mismatched donor-recipient pairs.
  • To identify predictors of graft loss in LKD transplantation.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of LKD recipients, categorized into four groups: young recipients-young donors (YR-YD), elderly recipients-young donors (ER-YD), young recipients-elderly donors (YR-ED), and elderly recipients-elderly donors (ER-ED).
  • Evaluation of renal function (creatinine, proteinuria) at 1 and 5 years post-transplant.
  • Assessment of death-censored graft survival and patient survival.
  • Statistical analysis including logistic regression to identify predictors of graft loss.

Main Results:

  • Recipients of young allografts (YR-YD/ER-YD) demonstrated significantly better renal function at both 1 and 5 years compared to recipients of elderly allografts (P < .001).
  • Graft survival was significantly worse in allografts from elderly donors (P < .001).
  • Young recipients of elderly kidneys (YR-ED) experienced inferior renal survival (P < .00005) and higher mortality rates at 14 years (P = .03) compared to YR-YD.
  • Creatinine level at 1 year post-transplant was identified as a significant predictor of graft loss.

Conclusions:

  • Young recipients of elderly donor kidneys face poorer renal function, allograft prognosis, and patient survival outcomes.
  • While the use of elderly donors in LKD transplantation is feasible, it comes at a cost to recipient outcomes.
  • Age matching between living kidney donors and recipients is recommended to optimize long-term graft and patient survival.