[Relation of the survival of kidney transplants to their initial functional integrity]

The influence of the initial functional capacity of renal transplants on the term of their survival was studied in 107 patients who were subjected to 118 transplantations of cadaveric kidneys. If the transplant function was restored within the first days after the operation 61% of the transplants were functioning during a year. In cases with a delayed function resulting from acute insufficiency of the transplanted kidney the good functioning was observed in 28% of all the transplants. The data obtained show the importance of further studies of the ways of the amendment of the quality of kidney transplants.