1. Outcomes of pediatric deceased donor kidney transplant in northeast Thailand.
- Author
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Ratviset P, Panombualert S, Chathum K, and Wisanuyotin S
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- Adolescent, Young Adult, Humans, Child, Male, Thailand, Tissue Donors, Kidney, Graft Survival, Graft Rejection prevention & control, Risk Factors, Delayed Graft Function etiology, Kidney Transplantation adverse effects, Kidney Failure, Chronic complications
- Abstract
Background: Kidney transplantation (KT) is the best therapy in children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), however, improving long-term graft survival remains challenging. The aim of this study was to determine graft survival and potential risk factors in pediatric patients who undergo deceased donor KT with a steroid-based regimen., Methods: The medical records of children who underwent their first deceased donor KT in Srinagarind Hospital (Khon Kaen, Thailand) between 2001 and 2020 were reviewed., Results: Seventy-two patients were studied. Male adolescents were the predominant recipients and the majority of donors were young adult males. Non-glomerular disease, particularly hypoplastic/dysplastic kidney disease, was the major cause of ESRD (48.61%). The mean cold ischemic time (CIT) was 18.29 ± 5.29 h. Most of the recipients had more than 4 human leukocyte antigen (HLA) mismatched loci with positive HLA-DR mismatch (52.78%). Induction therapy was administered in 76.74% of recipients. Tacrolimus plus mycophenolate sodium and prednisolone was the most common immunosuppressive maintenance regimen (69.44%). Graft failure occurred in 18 patients, mostly due to graft rejection (50%). Graft survival at 1, 3, and 5 years after KT were 94.40%, 86.25%, and 74.92%, respectively. The only significant risk factor of graft failure in this study was delayed graft function (DGF) (adjusted HR = 3.55; 95%CI: 1.14, 11.12; p = .029). Patient survival at 1, 3, and 5 years was 100%, 98.48%, and 96.19%, respectively., Conclusion: The short-term outcomes of pediatric KT from deceased donors were satisfactory; however, prevention of DGF would result in better outcomes., (© 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
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- 2024
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