[Renal transplantation in Munich. Present status (author's transl)]

In the last four years 125 renal transplantations were performed at the Transplantation Center in Munich. The mortality rate after transplantation could be lowered to below 10% in the first year; on the other hand the rate of loss of transplants observed in the Center was 40% in the same period. After mentioning the individual surgical complications following renal transplantation with reference to our own patients. The effect of blood transfusions on the survival time of the transplant is dealt with. It was found that transplant survival rate increased with the rise in the number of blood transfusions before the transplantation.