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Early severe renal allograft rejection

T V Berne, L A Gustafsson, S N Chatterjee

    Archives of Surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
    |July 1, 1976
    PubMed
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    Early, severe renal allograft rejection within the first week is a serious complication. Treatment offers poor graft survival and high mortality, suggesting it may not be warranted.

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    Area of Science:

    • Nephrology
    • Transplantation immunology

    Background:

    • Early, severe renal allograft rejection is an increasingly recognized phenomenon.
    • This rejection occurs within the first week after transplantation, following initial good graft function.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the outcomes of early, severe renal allograft rejection.
    • To determine the efficacy of antirejection therapy in these cases.

    Main Methods:

    • Retrospective analysis of 187 postmortem-donor renal transplants.
    • Identification of cases with early, severe rejection (within the first week).
    • Assessment of treatment response, graft survival, and patient mortality.

    Main Results:

    • 17 of 187 (9%) transplants experienced early, severe rejection.
    • Only 4 of these 17 grafts were reversed; 2 failed later due to recurrent rejection.
    • No clinical factors predicted response to antirejection therapy.
    • Four patients (23.5%) died among the 17 with early severe rejection.

    Conclusions:

    • Early, severe renal allograft rejection is associated with poor graft survival.
    • High patient mortality and limited treatment efficacy suggest that aggressive antirejection therapy may not be beneficial.
    • Further research is needed to identify predictive factors and alternative management strategies.

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